@ARTICLE{26543118_26559447_2007, author = {Yana Roshchina and Oksana Chernenko}, keywords = {, secondary education, regional education policy, municipal education policyschool networks}, title = {Regional and Municipal Models of Social Policy in Secondary Education (Part 1)}, journal = {Educational Studies Moscow}, year = {2007}, month = {1}, number = {1}, pages = {251-268}, url = {https://archive_vo.hse.ru/en/2007--1/26559447.html}, publisher = {}, abstract = {The object of the study is regional and municipal models of education policy. The newly legislated Law on the General Principles of Organization of Local Self-Government in the Russian Federation requires the reorganization of financing of the education system; this is what makes the present study relevant. The authors use empirical data collected in 4 Russian regions (the Yaroslavl, Tver, Samara regions, and the Chuvash Republic). Detailed interviews with a representative of the Education Department and from 4 to 6 managers of municipal education departments were conducted in each region. In addition, from 5 to 6 secondary school managers in each municipal district also filled in a questionnaire. The analysis of the data showed the existence of 3 models of education policy in the regions: a liberal policy, a social policy, and a centralized policy. They are characterized by different degrees of reliance on economic and administrative mechanisms.}, annote = {The object of the study is regional and municipal models of education policy. The newly legislated Law on the General Principles of Organization of Local Self-Government in the Russian Federation requires the reorganization of financing of the education system; this is what makes the present study relevant. The authors use empirical data collected in 4 Russian regions (the Yaroslavl, Tver, Samara regions, and the Chuvash Republic). Detailed interviews with a representative of the Education Department and from 4 to 6 managers of municipal education departments were conducted in each region. In addition, from 5 to 6 secondary school managers in each municipal district also filled in a questionnaire. The analysis of the data showed the existence of 3 models of education policy in the regions: a liberal policy, a social policy, and a centralized policy. They are characterized by different degrees of reliance on economic and administrative mechanisms.} }