Educational improvement initiatives and their fate: The story of the first 10 years of compulsory education governed by the City of Reykjavík 1996–2005

• Published in: Netla
• Main Authors: Sigurðardóttir, Anna Kristín, Óskarsdóttir, Gerður G., Jónsdóttir, Guðbjörg Andrea, Gísladóttir, Ingunn, Stefánsdóttir, Steinunn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: Menntavísindasvið Háskóla Íslands 2022
• Subjects: compulsory schools; policy; educational improvement; decentralization; educational evaluation; grunnskóli; stefnumótun; menntaumbætur; dreifstýring; mat á skólastarfi; Dewey; Reykjavík; Reykjavíkurborg; Iceland
• Online Access: https://ojs.hi.is/netla/article/view/3483; https://doi.org/10.24270/serritnetla.2022.70

Policy-making and reform initiatives by public authorities, the state or municipalities to improve education are links in the development of schools and educational systems worldwide. However, comprehensive contemporary reports on the implementation of educational policy issues and analyses of their...