Over the past twenty years, schools have been the subject of much reflection and many reforms, in particular as regards the autonomy granted to them. Increased decision-making power has been vested in them in order to improve democratic participation, the management of public funding for education and, especially in recent years, the quality of teaching.
School autonomy remains a key issue on the political agenda of many European countries. Eurydice provides an outline of the current state of school autonomy at primary and lower secondary level: Which areas are concerned and to what extent? Which decision-making bodies have been implemented? What are the main accountability mechanisms of schools?
The study also presents a historical overview of the reforms related to school autonomy, spanning more than 20 years.
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