The unbearable recklessness of... reforming education Cover Image

Nieznośna lekkość... reformowania oświaty
The unbearable recklessness of... reforming education

Author(s): Marta Zahorska
Subject(s): Politics, Education, Public Administration, Public Law
Published by: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie
Keywords: educational system; educational policy; educational reforms; educational inequalities; lower secondary schools

Summary/Abstract: The educational reform designed by Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (the Law and Justice political party) fits in a pattern of the previous Polish reforms, primarily due to the way they were introduced. The political rather than substantive factors determine their design, they are introduced too hastily, and the appointed experts are treated as an embellishment. This mode of operation is characteristic not only of Poland. The researchers cited in the text (J. Nelson, M. S. Archer, N. Luhmann) indicate its root causes and limited effectiveness. The state remains the most important player in shaping the educational system despite the attempts to reduce its influence on education under neo-liberal policies. However, the current analysis of its limited effectiveness should lay the foundations for a policy, which would take into account the need to reckon with the interests of other actors as well as to develop a long-term strategy.

  • Issue Year: 10/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 43-64
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: English, Polish