Over the last decade educational regulation has changed dramatically. Attempts to develop more cost-efficient regulation and to reduce the regulatory burden paralleled an increased focus on student achievement and sanctioning of failing schools. Additionally, the Inspectorate of Education holds school boards (instead of school principals) accountable for the quality development of their schools. Also, a change in legislation now requires schools to establish an internal supervisory board and improve their accountability to stakeholders. These changes greatly impact the role of the Dutch Education Inspectorate as they are placed in a polycentric, instead of a monocentric, steering context. This article discusses the new position and role of the Dutch Education Inspectorate and evaluates the extent to which the educational sector and the Inspectorate of Education meet the requirements of such a polycentric context. |
Zoekresultaat: 2 artikelen
Jaar 2012 xArtikel |
Onderwijstoezicht in een polycentrisch sturingsmodelDilemma's bij het vaststellen en verbeteren van de onderwijskwaliteit |
Tijdschrift | Bestuurskunde, Aflevering 4 2012 |
Trefwoorden | polycentric governance, education, regulation |
Auteurs | Marlies Honingh en Melanie Ehren |
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Vluchten in bureaucratieBureaucratische gehechtheid onder professionals in de jeugdhulpverlening |
Tijdschrift | Beleid en Maatschappij, Aflevering 1 2012 |
Trefwoorden | professionalism, youth care, accountability, bureaucracy, marketization |
Auteurs | Drs. Daniel van Hassel, Prof. dr. Evelien Tonkens en Drs. Marc Hoijtink |
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In recent decades, professionals in the public sector have been faced with increasingly detailed demands concerning accountability and performance. It is often argued that this increased accountability and its bureaucratic pressures limit professionals’ discretionary space and autonomy. However, this critique is hardly based on empirical research on the experiences and perceptions of professionals themselves. In this article we present an investigation into these perceptions and experiences with accountability in one particular brand of the public sector, namely youth care. |