FRNCH 14 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Webcam, Nicolas Philibert
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5% of french university students, but receives 30% higher education budget. Students in these schools have a confirmed job: attainment gap begins from young level, but really obvious at the grandes ecoles, grandes ecoles said they would lead to lower standards o. Salary diff based on where they"re teaching (less if teaching younger kids ) 6% of gdp spent on education, secondary schools are given more financial support than primary school. Increase international prestige of french universities & french grads. Increase university autonomy over budget, hiring, atmosphere decision. Importance: research and projects in order to have a job at the end of. Smaller amount of students to advice where money should go college. Changed definition of what a university professor is in france (more focus on research)) Teacher training changed to require one extra year at master"s level (change added in 2008) May 2009 - students voted to remove barricade to sit for their exams.
