Title: Demand-sensitive schooling? : evidence and issues.
Authors: Istance, David.; Centre for Educational Research and Innovation.; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher: OECD,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Education OECD countries.; Education and state OECD countries.
Abstract: 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.
Contents: Exploring the concept of demand -- Public and parental perceptions of schooling -- Parental choice and diversity of provision -- Parent and community "voice" in schools -- What do the students say? -- The demand dimension : concluding issues and directions.