The boundaries between public and private influences in education are rapidly fading. Through the theme Public–Private Dimensions of Education, we explore how this growing entanglement is reshaping the organization, delivery, and governance of education.
Over the past decades, private sector involvement in education has grown at an unprecedented pace. While private schools and the sale of educational goods and services have long existed, new markets are emerging in areas such as assessment services, teaching and learning resources, school improvement programs, administrative support, and educational marketing. At the same time, instructional services themselves are increasingly privatized through freelance teaching or teachers employed via privatized staffing agencies rather than directly by schools.
Projecten
- Boekproject Anouk Zuurmond: Waarom maken we van scholen geen bedrijven? [Work in progress, expected date of publication: January 2026]
- Edited volume (book-project): The public-private entanglement of education. Privatization, partnerships and how to safeguard public values. [Work in progress, expected date of publication: Spring 2026]
- Flexibele contracten in het onderwijs [flexible contracts in education]. Lerarenlab.
Publications
- Global governance of education: The Sustainable Development Goals as a product and mechanism? - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- School Governance Through Performance-Based Accountability: A Comparative Analysis of Its Side Effects Across Different Regulatory Regimes - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- Camphuijsen, M.K. (2024, 13 June). Waarom leraren ook schaduwonderwijs geven. [Why teachers also provide shadow education]. Didactief. didactiefonline.nl/artikel/waarom-ook-leraren-schaduwonderwijs-geven
- Relijveld, L. J., de Moor, M., & Camphuijsen, M. K. (2023). Hoger onderwijs kan de behoefte aan betaalde bijles verminderen. ScienceGuide. https://www.scienceguide.nl/2023/11/hoger-onderwijs-kan-behoefte-aan-betaalde-bijles-verminderen/
- Camphuijsen, M.K., & Stolp, T. (2022). Private provision of teaching services: Exploring trends and developments in temporary teachers in the Netherlands. Revista Española De Educación Comparada, 42, 44–62. https://doi.org/10.5944/reec.42.2023.34447