| Abstract: | Conclusion It may be pointed out in conclusion that the two connotations of the word ‘network’— the fact of working together coupled
with that of the new information and communication media—finally come together and situate the French education system in
a real context of change, for both connotations are obviously complementary.
Communication, co-operative work, the pooling of resources and skills, with a view to improving the quality and effectiveness
of education and promoting equality of opportunity through access to knowledge, are central to these various projects. Thanks
to the greater flexibility made possible by these tools, a new public—those who are isolated or those who find it impossible
to move—are and will be taken into account. The purpose of these projects is to increase the performance of the education
system and adapt it to the social and economic realities of the community. This shows how important it is to facilitate their
implementation, in association with all partners concerned.
Original language: French
Fran?ois Louis (France) University degrees in public law and labour law and a graduate of the French école nationale d'administration (ENA) (1979).
Since 1989, he has been head of the Planning and Resources Management Unit of the French Direction des lycées et collèges,
after having held the post of Secretary-General of educational administration for the Paris region. In 1994, he published
a book entitledDécentralisation et autonomie des établissements Decentralization and school autonomy], as well as a report published by OECD in 1995 entitledL'enseignement secondaire en France, la mutation des dix dernières années Secondary education in France, a decade of change]. |
