Sessione 17 - The Privatisation of Policy-Making in Education in a Comparative Perspective: the Role of Interest Groups and Non-State Actors

Coordinatori / Coordinatrici di sessione: Paola Mattei (Università di Milano), Prathiba Pradeep
(Università di Milano), Astrid Tolo (Università di Bergen), Anne Dåsvatn Homme (Università di Bergen), and Sara Bornati (Università di Bergen)

Abstract:

A strong public education system is usually considered a precondition for social equity. Nonetheless, as part of a transforming welfare system, education is also experiencing an increasing influence from non-state actors. The perceived inefficiency of the public system and global competitiveness are given as the reasons for the modernisation of education through privatisation and commercialisation in public schools. Quite often, the dialogue and public debate about private actors entering the public education system remains scarce, as the involvement of the private sector remains to an extent not entirely visible. Non-state actors, especially philanthropic and private foundations, have an active role in influencing key public policies related to education. Limited research has been undertaken about the consequences of the active presence of non-state actors in the public school system and how and to what extent they transform education in welfare states.

Accepted paper:

• Private and non-public actors in Norwegian secondary education di Astrid Tolo (University of Bergen), Anne Homme (University of Bergen), Sara Bornati (University of Bergen)
• The Role of Non-State Actors in Education Policy Making in Italy di Paola Mattei (Università degli Studi di Milano)
• Robotics in/and education: the ongoing re-making of the publicness of schooling di Emiliano Grimaldi (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II), Assunta Viteritti (La Sapienza Università di Roma), Danilo Taglietti (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II), Jessica Parola (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II), Letizia Zampino (La Sapienza Università di Roma)
• Network Analysis of the Project "Provaci Ancora Sam" by Fondazione per la Scuola: Exploring Collaborations with Local Non-profit Organizations and the Municipality of Turin, and Investigating the Influence of Non-state Actors in Schools in Italy di Prathiba Pradeep (Università degli Studi di Milano)
• Non-state actors in public education: the experiences of school leaders in Norway and Italy di Sara Bornati (University of Bergen)