The Impact of Decentralization on the Romanian School

AbstractThis paper addresses the impact of decentralization on Romanian school - a theme of great interest for the Romanian society. Living in a time of accelerated change and transformation, seeking for answers to the problems of contemporary society - school as a social institution is in the midst of these changes. Today's educational policies show that the direction chosen is that of decentralization. But is this real? Which are the views of those directly involved in this process of change? This paper analyzes the theoretical foundations of decentralization of social policy and makes a qualitative analysis of the views expressed by local councillors, representatives of management structures in education (school inspectors, principals) and teachers of the decentralization. The paper also suggests a number of recommendations for optimizing the decentralization of the education system