THE TRANSFORMATION OF EDUCATIONAL GOVERNANCE IN QUÉBEC: A REFORM WHOSE TIME HAS FINALLY COME
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ABSTRACT. "If we are going to reform education, what's worth reforming?" is a question that has preoccupied policy makers, analysts and educators for the past two decades, as various "waves of reform" have swept in and out of the education scene. Among several popular targets of reform, governance has consistently been emphasized as an essential component of any comprehensive reform package. The purpose of this paper is to analyze, with the aid of a brief historical backdrop, the current reform of educational governance in Québec. In their analysis of the reform policy as revealed to date, the authors question whether the necessary and sufficient conditions for successful completion of the intended goals of reform are present or planned. RÉSUMÉ. "Si nous devons réformer l'éducation, qu'est..ce qui vaut la peine d'être réformé?" Telle est la question qui préocuppe les décideurs, les analystes et les éducateurs depuis vingt ans, tandis que diverses "vagues de réformes" ont balayé le milieu de l'éducation. Parmi les cibles favorites d'une réforme, la gestion du système scolaire a toujours occupé une place de choix dans les projets proposés. Le but de cet article est d'analyser sur une brève toile de fond historique, la réforme actuelle de la gestion de l'éducation au Québec. Dans leur analyse de la politique de réforme telle qu'elle est apparue jusqu'ici, les auteurs se demandent si les conditions nécessaires et suffisantes pourvoir aboutir les réformes envisagées sont présentes ou prévues.Downloads
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1999-09-01
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Smith, W. J., Foster, W. F., & Donahue, H. (1999). THE TRANSFORMATION OF EDUCATIONAL GOVERNANCE IN QUÉBEC: A REFORM WHOSE TIME HAS FINALLY COME. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 34(003). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/8492
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