Influence and impact of decentralization and deregulation of education in Finland

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24730707
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Sociology of education
• Research Institution: National Institute for Educational Policy Research (2013-2014); Kumamoto University (2012)
• Principal Investigator: WATANABE Aya 国立教育政策研究所, 高等教育研究部, 総括研究官 (60449105)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 比較国際教育学 / 教育制度 / 教育行政 / フィンランド / 国際研究者交流 / 国際情報交換

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims to describe the influence and the impact of decentralization and deregulation of education in Finland in 1990s, especially, on the relationship between municipality and school. To clarify the actual situation, literature survey and interview survey are conducted. As a result of these, a marked difference among municipalities　are recognized in terms of autonomy of school, but not in terms of academic performance.

Free Research Field

比較国際教育学