Introduction 1. Globalization and the Governance of National Education Systems;Holger Daun.- 2. How does Educational Decentralization Work and What has it Achieved?;Holger Daun.- 3.The State gives, the State Takes: Educational Restructuring in Norway;Anne Smehaugen.-. 4.Steps of Educational Decentralization in Greece: Between Delegation and Deconcentration;Petroula Siminou.-5.School Autonomy in Nicaragua ¿ Two Case Studies;Nuzzly Ruiz de Forsberg.- 6.Decentralization in Senegal - Ambiguous Agendas for Community Education;Andrea Clemons.- 7.Technocratic School Governance and South Africäs Quest for Democratic Participation;Suzanne Grant Lewis & Jordan Naidoo.- 8.Educational Decentralisation in Mozambique - A Case Study in the Region of Nampula; Calista Ribeiro. 9. Decentralization and Community Participation: School Clusters in Cambodia;Arnaldo Pellini.- 10. People¿s Participation in School Governance? Realities of Educational Decentralization in Nepal;Makesh Nath Parajuli.- 11. Educational Governance: Comparison of Some Aspects; Holger Daun. Author Index Subject Index

Since the beginning of the 1980s, decentralization has become a globalized policy and catchword in education: a large number of countries around the world have formulated such a policy and many have also implemented it.The policies and the changes at the national level have been researched but what has taken place and is taking place at the grassroots level has not received attention until recently. This book presents ¿grassroots cases¿from different countries against the background of the overall changes in governance philosophy and applications. It uses case studies from countries in Africa,Asia, Europe, and Latin America and describes what is occurring at this level.The book gives an account of different types of decentralization and their impact.The first two chapters describe principally structural and organizational educational changes in the broader context of globalized models and the pressure to create a competitive education system and changing governance. Decentralization is one of the strategic aspects of this new mode of governance.