Η ελεύθερη επιλογή σχολείου στην εκπαίδευση σε ευρωπαϊκό και διεθνές επίπεδο και ο ρόλος της στην ενίσχυση της επιχειρηματικότητας και της καινοτομίας

Abstract

This work attempts to highlight the various educational policies that fall under School Choice as catalysts for strengthening entrepreneurship and innovation through examples at the European and international level. School Choice is defined as any policy designed to reduce the restrictions placed on educational units and students by the current configuration of the education system. Due to its strong value-related and ideological burden, School Choice is a burning issue with opinionated opponents and supporters, both among political parties and among citizens. However, the fact that various School Choice policies have been implemented for many years in many countries in Europe and internationally can feed the public debate on this issue with empirical data, promoting a more rational and systematic approach to decision making. The cultivation of entrepreneurship and the support of innovation have always been two of the most important expected benefits of School Choice, along with the higher performance of students, the mitigation of racial and socio-economic segregation, and the strengthening of parental involvement in the education system. These two skills that an educational system can provide to students can enable them to cope with a potentially growing wave of work automation and avoid long-term technological unemployment. Therefore, School Choice, which can make a key contribution to this end, seems to be also able to contribute to the economic development of a region or a state.