School Inspection and Its Effects on the Development of the Educational System in England

Agnès van Zanten

School Inspection and Its Effects on the Development of the Educational System in England
An Interview with a Director of OFSTED (Office for Standards in Education)
Suivre cet auteur Agnès van Zanten
In Education et sociétés Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2001, pages 125 to 134

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This paper analyzes the changes that have taken place in the inspection procedures of English schools over the last decade. These changes are part of much wider development in the regulation of the educational system in a country, characterized by creation of “market-like” educational conditions and by strengthening of the State in control of the system through the National Curriculum and the development of a centralized assessment system. Based on an interview with the International Director of the Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED), a body which has replaced the former inspectorate, as well as work on this subject in English, this paper examines the effects of this new measure on the balance of power between the professionals in education, the State, and parents, on teachers’ practices, and the general functioning of the system.

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ISO 690		Copy VAN ZANTEN Agnès, « L'inspection des établissements et ses effets sur l'évolution du système scolaire en Angleterre. Entretien avec un responsable de l'Ofce for Standards in Education (OFSTED) », Éducation et sociétés, 2001/2 (n^o 8), p. 125-134. DOI : 10.3917/es.008.0125. URL : https://cairn:wghqyw8uhkb3@preprod.cairn.info/revue-education-et-societes-2001-2-page-125.htm
ISO 690		Copy VAN ZANTEN Agnès, "School Inspection and Its Effects on the Development of the Educational System in England. An Interview with a Director of OFSTED (Office for Standards in Education)", Education et sociétés, 2001/2 (No 8), p. 125-134. URL: https://cairn:wghqyw8uhkb3@preprod.cairn-int.info/journal-education-et-societes-2001-2-page-125.htm
MLA		Copy van Zanten, Agnès. « L'inspection des établissements et ses effets sur l'évolution du système scolaire en Angleterre. Entretien avec un responsable de l'Ofce for Standards in Education (OFSTED) », Éducation et sociétés, vol. n^o 8, no. 2, 2001, pp. 125-134.
MLA		Copy van Zanten, Agnès. "School Inspection and Its Effects on the Development of the Educational System in England. An Interview with a Director of OFSTED (Office for Standards in Education)", Education et sociétés, vol. 8, no. 2, 2001, pp. 125-134.
APA		Copy van Zanten, A. (2001). L'inspection des établissements et ses effets sur l'évolution du système scolaire en Angleterre: Entretien avec un responsable de l'Ofce for Standards in Education (OFSTED). Éducation et sociétés, n^{o<(sup> 8), 125-134. https://doi.org/10.3917/es.008.0125}
APA		Copy van Zanten, A. (2001). School Inspection and Its Effects on the Development of the Educational System in England: An Interview with a Director of OFSTED (Office for Standards in Education). Education et sociétés, 8, 125-134. https://cairn:wghqyw8uhkb3@preprod.cairn-int.info/journal--2001-2-page-125.htm.
DOI		Copy https://doi.org/10.3917/es.008.0125

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