Vers une convergence des modèles? une réflexion à la lumière des expériences européennes de réforme des systèmes d'enseignement supérieur

Jean-Luc De Meulemeester

No 08-15.RS, DULBEA Working Papers from ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles

Abstract: In this paper we compare the institutional evolution of the higher education systems in France and England from 1980 onwards. These two systems are interesting case-studies as they correspond to two topical opposite positions in terms of their elaborative structures :the French system was originally centralised whereas the English model was decentralised. The optimal way to reform higher education systems is different in both cases (and easier in a decentralised setting due to the noncooperative behaviour of higher education institutions). We show that England faced a centralising movement (especially since 1988) whereas in France a decentralising movement was a precondition for effective reforms. In a long run perspective there seems to be some convergence between the 2 models as well as institutional change.

Keywords: reform; –; higher; education; -; comparison (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I23 I28 P59 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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