Who Controls Education?
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Who Controls Education?

The Rising Power of Vested Interests in Europe

  1. 250 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Who Controls Education?

The Rising Power of Vested Interests in Europe

About this book

Why are interest groups on the march in Europe? How do they become so powerful? Why do reformers struggle with plans to overhaul education systems? In Who Controls Education?, Susanne Wiborg investigates the dynamics of educational interest groups across four European countries: England, France, Germany and Sweden, alongside their counterparts in the European Union. She delves into why some groups wield more power than others and how they gain access to policymaking venues to shape education reforms. The book reveals a gap between reformers' intentions and policy outcomes, often attributed to group politics, with significant consequences for education users, historically a weak organisational group. Wiborg shows that addressing the role of vested interest is crucial for creating an education system where all children benefit.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Reviews
  3. Half-title page
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright page
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. 1 Battle for Influence: Interest Group Politics in Education
  9. 2 Getting Entrenched: Influencing Multi-level Governance Structures, 1960–1980
  10. 3 Shifting Power: Losing Power Centrally but Making Gains Locally and in the EU, 1980–2000
  11. 4 Domination: Exercising Influence at All Levels, 2000–2020
  12. 5 Conclusion: Controlling Education from Both the Top and the Bottom
  13. Bibliography
  14. Index

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