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Peer reviewedLamy, Steven L. – Social Education, 1985
The "consociational" political system of Belgium responds to the needs of the country's three major ethnic communities: Dutch, French, and German. All decision-making power has been transferred to regional and local governments. In order to find policy decisions acceptable to all groups, most decisions are based on accommodations and…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Relations, Ethnicity
Direct linkBerkhout, Susara J. – International Review of Education, 2005
Comparing the dynamics of centralisation/decentralisation in Belgium and South Africa has the advantage of revealing discrepancies between the public or official rationale for the (re) distribution of power and the probable or eventual effect of this (re)distribution on educational processes and learning outcomes. It can be seen that local…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Administrative Organization, Educational Administration, Empowerment
Schepers, Stefan – Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, 1985
The Belgium constitution is one of the oldest codified constitutions currently in effect. A remarkable stable constitution, it has been revised only three times. The revisions are discussed, with emphasis on the third revision aimed at resolving conflicts concerning ethnic and cultural divisions within the country. (RM)
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups
Download full textMartens, Hilda – 2001
This innovative session used two "key moments" to interpret an action research case study of the ongoing reorganization of the Belgian Tax Ministry. Both the research and the session used a social constructivist framework. The reorganization consisted of these phases: contracting, exploratory, in-depth, advisory, implementation of the…
Descriptors: Action Research, Administrator Attitudes, Adult Education, Bureaucracy
