Demand-sensitive schooling? evidence and issues.

Many educational experts are identifying a critical shift from from supply-led systems, operating to procedures decided by educational authorities, schools and teachers, towards systems which are much more sensitive to demand. But whose demands should these be? What are they? And how will schools re...

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Corporate Authors: Centre for Educational Research and Innovation, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors: Istance, David
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris : OECD, c2006.
Series:Schooling for tomorrow.
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Summary:Many educational experts are identifying a critical shift from from supply-led systems, operating to procedures decided by educational authorities, schools and teachers, towards systems which are much more sensitive to demand. But whose demands should these be? What are they? And how will schools recognize and cope with them? This book examines different aspects of the demand concept and presents international evidence from Austria, the Czech and Slovak Republics, Denmark, England, Finland, Hungary, Japan, Poland, Spain, and the United States to reveal attitudes and expectations.--Publisher's description.
Item Description:"Centre for Educational Research and Innovation."
"Project leader David Istance was responsible for this report, along with Henno Theisens. Delphine Grandrieux and Jennifer Cannon prepared and edited the text"--P. 4.
Physical Description:147 p. : ill.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789264028418