Addressing the Problem of Surplus School Places in a Municipality; Based on a Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
Addressing the Problem of Surplus School Places in a Municipality; Based on a Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
Author(s): Phil BudgellSubject(s): Social Sciences, Education, School education, Vocational Education, Adult Education, Educational Psychology, State/Government and Education, Inclusive Education / Inclusion, Sociology of Education, Distance learning / e-learning, Pedagogy
Published by: Национално издателство за образование и наука „Аз-буки“
Keywords: municipality; major problems; small school; two-shift comprehensive community schools; recruiting; specialist; teache rs
Summary/Abstract: Initially, this paper illustrates the 20% fall between 2001 and 2021 in the population of The Province, The Municipality and within The City. It then goes on to illustrate that, despite an 18% fall in the number of school enrolments between 2011 and 2021, no schools were closed by The Municipality. The paper then indicates the two major problems arising from this lack of intervention: a large number of surplus places and a complex organisation and structure of schools; too many small school, large twoshift comprehensive community schools and problems recruiting specialist teachers. The paper then acknowledges that The Municipality has had no option other than to develop an expensive Funding Formula: the only real solution being to address the cause; i.e., the structure and organisation of the school system.
Journal: Професионално образование
- Issue Year: 25/2023
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 223-246
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
