地方分権化と教育行政の課題(総括,地方分権化と教育行政の課題,III シンポジウム)

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I Purposes of this Symposium This symposium was held on 29th September 1996 at the 31st Annual Conference of the Japan Educational Administration Society. Its purposes were to analyze decenralization policy and its impact on educational administration, to consider the tasks for the decentralization of educational administration with special reference to the needs of changing society and to educational reform movement in international perspective, and to examine practical issues for promoting the decentralization of Japanese educational administration. II Summary of Proposals by the Three Panelists 1 Proposal of Tsutomu HORIUCHI (Kyoto University of Education) 1) The problem of the decentralization of educational administration has been posed by national administration reform policy. 2) But it should be considered sinserely, because the educational administration is the least decentralized but in fact should be the most decentralized. 3) The two axioms for decentralization are (1)participation of citizens and parents in administration, and (2)assurance of professionalism in educational administration. 2 Proposal of Yoshimi TSUBOI (Aichi University of Education) 1) Redistribution of educational affairs among central and local educational authorities should be considered to assure the fundamental rights of education and to promote democratization, efficiency and equity in educational administration. 2) This redistribution will be varied by the nature of educational affairs. 3) To realize educational autonomy, a "School Conference" should be created which should assure the participation of parents, citizens, pupils and teachers and be the highest organ of policy-making in school management. 3 Proposal of Yoshiharu YAMAUCHI (Superintendent of Board of Education, Higashi Hirosima City) 1) It should be questioned whether local boards of education have the appropriate power or not to undertake decentralization. 2) The tasks of decentralization are to meet thte "individualization" of local education. III Main topics of discussion 1) How can the study of educational administration contribute to the practice of educational administration reform? 2) What are definitions of "decentralization," "autonomy," "participation,"? 3) How can we assure professionalism in educational administration, especially with the contribution of universities to the education of educational administrators? 4) Most local boards of education do not have adequate facilities to decentralize educational administration. What will be necessary to reach an appropriate level? 5) About the possibilities of decentralization for each item of educational administration. For example, the nomination of the superintendent of the board of education, determination of the course of study, the adoption of textbooks, and so forth. 6) Finally, concepts and possibilities for a "School Conference" proposed by Professor Y. TSUBOI.