Willemsen, HG (2022) Meritocracy, Equity & Education; An analysis of privatisation in Dutch public secondary education. Bachelor thesis, Global Responsibility & Leadership (GRL).
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Abstract
Equalities are rising. Yet, it is a deeply held societal belief that people get what they work for. This belief is the essence of meritocracy. In order for meritocracy to be true, people in a society need to have equal opportunities. One of the most important influences on equality of opportunity is education. Currently, the Dutch government holds the ambition to increase equality of opportunity in the Netherlands. They envision a big role for public education in reaching this. This thesis analyses privatisation in Dutch secondary schools from the perspective of school headmasters through the lens of equality of opportunity. Combining a literature review, document analysis and qualitative research have led to the conclusion that privatisation is posing a danger to equality of opportunity. Secondary schools seem to be aware of this. Consequently, they are also hesitant to cooperate with a private company. Yet, one of the main findings of this study was that schools are sometimes forced to work together with a private company, because of an ongoing teacher shortage on a national scale. At the same time, the private education sector is also identified as one of the reasons for the ongoing teacher shortage in the Netherlands. If the Dutch government wants to increase equality of opportunity in public secondary education, it is necessary to prioritise solving the ongoing teacher shortage.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Name supervisor: | Belloir, A.C. and Berg, C.F. van den |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Sep 2022 14:04 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2022 14:04 |
| URI: | https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/129 |
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