Education Management Decision-Makers In European Pre University Education

The theme paper consists in a comparative analysis of European preuniveristary education decision makers.Decision makers in preuniversity education management remain the key issue in the political agenda of most European countries.The diversity of educational policies in each European country aims to increase school autonomy, in a way that allows comparison of their main elements of management.Scientific research carried out aimed both theoretical and practical terms:- comparative analysis of how the makers of European schools are responsible for the management practiced in the educational institution.- identification of the achievement of school autonomy.Lately, in terms of policy makers and school autonomy, schools have gone through many reforms. It was felt the need to improve the democratic management and the quality of the educational process.The analysis and the approaches differ in terms of pace of reform, scale transfer of authority and areas that apply.No approach can be chosen as the ideal one or more effective than others, because the contexts in which they were made are so diverse. However, as it moves along, educational policy makers can learn from the approaches and experiences of others.The methodology was based on: the study of scientific literature from the country and abroad, on the theory and practice regarding the decision in the management of school education activities.Comparative analysis was conducted based on questionnaires distributed to managers of educational institutions respectively partners with the school Romanian Technical College Matthias Hd.Following the research conducted, the results have shown that due to political differences between countries in European schools are not governed by the same principles regarding the type of autonomy and its extension.In some countries, schools have been granted considerable freedoms, such as in Belgium and the Netherlands. At the other extreme, Spain and France, the transfer of responsibilities was limited.In order to ensure that the information in this study is an accurate representation, questionnaires were distributed to several schools in the countries surveyed. Processed data are related to school year 2010-2011.The data obtained from research can help in better understanding partly the diverse nature of school autonomy policies and models in their takeover by the makers of Romanian school units.The implications of work on management school education are to link the level of autonomy granted and the intensity of monitoring procedures put on the bodies at the school and the staff involved.This study examines the correlation that exists between the degree of autonomy delegated power and the responsibility of school measures that were implemented.The added value of the work lies in the fact that the study focused on several sides of the school management process from the authorities in charge of appointing school managers to autonomy in terms of managerial strategy.