Table of Contents
Contents
Foreword: Gary Anderson
Introduction
Chapter 1: NPM and educational reform in Europe
Helen M. Gunter, Emiliano Grimaldi, David Hall, Roberto Serpieri
The Liberal State:
Chapter 2: England - permanent instability in the European educational NPM ‘laboratory’
David Hall and Helen M Gunter
The Social-Democratic State:
Chapter 3: Finland – NPM resistance or towards European neo-welfarism in education?
Michael Uljens, Lili-Ann Wolff and Sara Frontini
Chapter 4: Governing by new performance expectations in Norwegian schools
Guri Skedsmo and Jorunn Møller
Chapter 5: Reforming Swedish education through New Public Management and quasi-markets
Nafsika Alexiadou and Lisbeth Lundhal
The Administrative State:
Chapter 6: New Public Management in the French educational system: between affirmation of the state and decentralised governance
Jean-Louis Derouet and Romuald Normand
Chapter 7: NPM and the reculturing of the Italian education system: the making of new fields of visibility
Emiliano Grimaldi, Paolo Landri and Roberto Serpieri
Chapter 8: The dissemination and adoption of NPM ideas in Catalan education: a cultural political economy approach
Antoni Verger and Marta Curran
The Post-Communist State:
Chapter 9: New Public Management in Czech education: From the side road to the highway?
Arnošt Veselý, Jan Kohoutek and Stanislav Štech.
Chapter 10: Elements of New Public Management in the context of the Hungarian education system, 1990-2010
Anna Imre and Ágnes Fazekas
Chapter 11: New Headteacher roles following the decentralisation of Romanian Education
Ana-Cristina Popescu
Conclusion
Chapter 12: NPM and the dynamics of education policy and practice in Europe
Helen M Gunter, Emiliano Grimaldi, David Hall, Roberto Serpieri
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