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Zyskać na edukacji? Konsekwencje działań wolnorynkowych dla funkcjonowania edukacji przedszkolnej w Polsce
Benefit from education. Consequences of the free market for pre-school education in Poland

Author(s): Jolanta Sajdera
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy, Education, Preschool education, State/Government and Education
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: free market in education; local government; profit-making kindergartens

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to draw attention to the changes in the functioning of education in free market conditions. Due to the broad area of issues, the author focuses on the financing of preschool education, which is in a special way connected with the political and economic situation of our country. The author is looking for answers to the question concerning the consequences of the free-market environment for pre-school education resulting from the transfer of public tasks to the private for-profit sector and the introduction of the principles of the private sector to the work of public institutions. The author compares the content of the Ministry of Education’s regulations concerning the organization of pre-school education, with the information contained in the CSO and Social Diagnosis reports. In this way, the author points out the consequences of the instability of educational policy for financial decisions at the local level, which can lead to the growth of social trust crisis.

  • Issue Year: 5/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 109-119
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish