Ontology and School Culture: Does Legislation Influence School Culture in Centralized Education Systems?
Keywords:
ontology; culture; legislation; School functionAbstract
This study aims to identify linkage between the concepts of
educational ontology, school culture and educational legislation. The
first has to do with the basic fundamental elements of the educational
system. The second has to do with the school climate and general
working conditions. The third has to do with the laws abiding the
system. All these complex concepts are relevant to the educational
functions. However, their relationship and the way they interact have
not been studied thoroughly. This study researches that relationship.
The context of the research is the education system of Greece, which is
recognized as being highly centralized. Through an examination of
educational legal documents, the study draws a relationship linking, the
three concepts in such systems. By examining the content of 435 legal
documents, it concludes that their focus ontology-wise was mostly on
the level of application of teaching work, instead of ideas or structures.
This detailed structured implementation of school function leads to this
centralized culture.
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