Contextual Barriers to School Reform in Spain |
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| Authors: | Arco-Tirado José L Fernández-Balboa Juan-Miguel |
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| Institution: | (1) Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Campus Universitario de Cartuja s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain;(2) Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043, USA |
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| Abstract: | Over the past two decades, the Spanish educational system has undergone various legal reforms. However, judging by the low educational performance of Spanish students as reported by the OECD for the year 2001, it seems that additional reforms are necessary. Several factors may account for the failure of previous reforms to attain the desired results. These include: (a) educators' low expectations that further reforms will succeed, (b) lack of financial resources, (c) institutional lack of commitment to implement the structural and administrative changes called for and (d) the adoption of questionable theoretical models for making appropriate structural, curricular and educational decisions. This essay presents some suggestions for implementing a reform program that would bring about substantial changes in these areas. |
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