Inspections of school networks in polycentric education systems

This project, funded by the EU (KA2), focuses on changes in Inspectorates of Education who are developing new inspection methods and modalities that fit a more decentralized education system. In such systems schools and other service providers operate in networks to provide inclusive education or develop and implement more localized school-to-school improvement models.

As some education systems move towards more decentralized decision-making where multiple actors have an active role in steering and governing schools, the tasks and responsibilities of Inspectorates of Education also change. Our study of four different inspection systems (Northern Ireland, England, the Netherlands and Bulgaria) maps examples of newer inspection models and studies the impact of these models on improvement of schools and school networks.

Further details:

• School inspections
  

• Interactive map