1996
Copyright PERSEE 2003-2024. Works reproduced on the PERSEE website are protected by the general rules of the Code of Intellectual Property. For strictly private, scientific or teaching purposes excluding all commercial use, reproduction and communication to the public of this document is permitted on condition that its origin and copyright are clearly mentionned.
Roger Gauthier, « Les contenus d’enseignement, enjeu technique ou politique ? », Revue française d'administration publique (documents), ID : 10.3406/rfap.1996.3066
The Contents of Education : a Technical or Political Matter ? The corporatism of the teaching profession, conservatism and established ideas undoubtedly have prevented debate upon the content of education. The situation seems to change little. While, in France, it is true that education curricula fall within the remit of the executive, the debate is, nevertheless, open to numerous participants. The participation of researchers, professors, professional bodies and parents has been somewhat restrained. Obtaining a degree appears to be of more concern than its actual content. A more global calling into question of the desired aim of education, and hence its content, might allow apprenticeship to be valued at last.