From investing to saving in education principals and educational savings

In autumn 2015, it was announced that the government would execute massive budget cuts to education. This was due to the efforts of the new government to save money and balance the state economics. The amount of money that the state intended to save from the basic education, also known as primary an...

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Main Author: Elsilä, Laura
Other Authors: Kasvatustieteiden ja psykologian tiedekunta, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Kasvatustieteiden laitos, Department of Education, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2017
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topic_facet 105 Kvalitatiivinen tutkimus Master's Degree Programme in Educational Leadership Sisällönanalyysi budjettipolitiikka education education system koulutuspolitiikka menoleikkaukset perusopetus principals schools säästöt tulevaisuudenodotukset
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