Patterns, Trends and Policy Processes in Spanish Secondary Education: Multiple Streams in a Multilevel Context

Educational policies in Spain have been characterized by conflict and continuous changes to legislation in the Central State. However, Spain is a decentralized State and the Autonomous Communities (regions) are responsible for implementing secondary education. The article aims at explaining and ana...

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Main Authors: Eliseo López Sánchez, Esther del Campo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2014-12-01
Series:Central European Public Administration Review
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Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/CEPAR/article/view/20412
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description Educational policies in Spain have been characterized by conflict and continuous changes to legislation in the Central State. However, Spain is a decentralized State and the Autonomous Communities (regions) are responsible for implementing secondary education. The article aims at explaining and analyzing how Autonomous Communities have defined their educational models and policies for secondary education based on an unstable state legal framework. The analysis focuses on key elements of State legislation, such as the management methods of schools and the adaptation of policies to social differences between autonomous communities. Based on Zahariadis' multiple streams model, the article concludes by pointing out the importance of the context and its impact on the policies, the relevance of the ruling party's ideology in each Autonomous Community and the involvement of stakeholders in the implementation of secondary education policy.
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spelling doaj-art-3ff0dd20578d49edbfaafbd8109f0bff2025-01-22T10:54:55ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Central European Public Administration Review2591-22402591-22592014-12-0112410.17573/ipar.2014.4.a05Patterns, Trends and Policy Processes in Spanish Secondary Education: Multiple Streams in a Multilevel ContextEliseo López Sánchez0Esther del Campo1Facultad de CCPP y Sociología Universidad Complutense de MadridInstituto Complutense de Estudios Internacionales of Universidad Complutense de Madrid Educational policies in Spain have been characterized by conflict and continuous changes to legislation in the Central State. However, Spain is a decentralized State and the Autonomous Communities (regions) are responsible for implementing secondary education. The article aims at explaining and analyzing how Autonomous Communities have defined their educational models and policies for secondary education based on an unstable state legal framework. The analysis focuses on key elements of State legislation, such as the management methods of schools and the adaptation of policies to social differences between autonomous communities. Based on Zahariadis' multiple streams model, the article concludes by pointing out the importance of the context and its impact on the policies, the relevance of the ruling party's ideology in each Autonomous Community and the involvement of stakeholders in the implementation of secondary education policy. https://journals.uni-lj.si/CEPAR/article/view/20412educational systempublic secondary educationdirect managementoutsourcingAutonomous jurisdictionsmultilevel government
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Patterns, Trends and Policy Processes in Spanish Secondary Education: Multiple Streams in a Multilevel Context
Central European Public Administration Review
educational system
public secondary education
direct management
outsourcing
Autonomous jurisdictions
multilevel government
title Patterns, Trends and Policy Processes in Spanish Secondary Education: Multiple Streams in a Multilevel Context
title_full Patterns, Trends and Policy Processes in Spanish Secondary Education: Multiple Streams in a Multilevel Context
title_fullStr Patterns, Trends and Policy Processes in Spanish Secondary Education: Multiple Streams in a Multilevel Context
title_full_unstemmed Patterns, Trends and Policy Processes in Spanish Secondary Education: Multiple Streams in a Multilevel Context
title_short Patterns, Trends and Policy Processes in Spanish Secondary Education: Multiple Streams in a Multilevel Context
title_sort patterns trends and policy processes in spanish secondary education multiple streams in a multilevel context
topic educational system
public secondary education
direct management
outsourcing
Autonomous jurisdictions
multilevel government
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