Radni wobec decentralizacji oświaty
Analysis of councillors’ attitudes towards the centralization and decentralization of education in Poland

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the factors determining the preferences of local councillors to the decentralization of education. The question of whether the decentralization of education policy is a priority for local authorities is examined. Both the individual features of the councillors as well as the characteristics of the municipalities. were taken into account The empirical study was based on a logit model and used data collected in a survey, which was part of the BECKER project (A study on the economic determinants for objectives and guidelines on allocation of private and public education spending in Poland), as well as data from the Local Data Bank and the Ministry of Finance. The results indicate that in addition to factors related to the financial situation of the municipality (level of spending autonomy and wealth) and the characteristics of citizens (education, income), preferences are influenced by the fact that a councillor has a child of school age.

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