Belgium--The French Community

Autor/in	Sägesser, Caroline
Titel	Belgium--The French Community
Quelle	In: British Journal of Religious Education, 39 (2017) 3, S.240-246 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0141-6200
DOI	10.1080/01416200.2017.1345514
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Administrative Organization; Political Divisions (Geographic); Power Structure; Educational Administration; Network Analysis; Religious Education; Private Schools; Public Schools; Educational Change; Community Organizations; Governance; Belgium + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Politische Gliederung; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Netzplantechnik; Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; Private school; Privatschule; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Bildungsreform; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Belgien
Abstract	Since 1993, Belgium has been a federal state where education is entrusted to the Communities. There are three Communities in Belgium: Flemish, French and German-speaking. They are responsible for personal matters (mainly education, culture and social affairs). There are also three Regions in Belgium: Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels. Regions are responsible for matters connected to the territory (such as economy or employment). The French Community exercises its competencies in Wallonia (minus the German-speaking zone) and in Brussels; the Flemish Community exercises its competencies in Flanders and in Brussels. The German-speaking Community exercises its competencies in the German linguistic region, which is a part of Wallonia. This article describes the organisation of education in Belgium and the three school networks in the French community: (1) schools organised directly by the Community; (2) schools organised by another public authority (city or province); and (3) schools organised by a private person, usually a non-profit organisation. Next, a comparison of religious education in private schools, also called "free schools," and public schools in the French community is provided. The article closes with a discussion of the 2015-2016 reform, how it came to be, its implementation, the French Community's preparations to introduce the EPC course: "Education à la philosophie et à la citoyenneté" (Education in philosophy and citizenship), and questions that have arisen as a result. A glance at different perspectives on an extension of the EPC course and the status of the German-speaking Community located in the eastern part of Belgium concludes the article. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01