ABSTRACT

This article investigates the failure of introducing comprehensive schooling in Austria, one of few ‘conservative’ outliers in the European post-war reform trend where early selection survived reform attempts in the 1970s. In particular, the focus is on the most recent attempt to postpone tracking from the age of 10–14 in the wake of Austria’s ‘PISA-shock’ in the 2000s. Based on in-depth process tracing and drawing on interviews and documentary sources this article examines the nuances of contemporary politics of comprehensive schooling reforms, assessing the interplay between PISA and long-standing reform barriers, the ambivalence of political parties in comprehensive schooling reforms and the role of policy feedback effects on broader societal support for reform.

摘要

本文调查了在奥地利引入综合教育的失败，奥地利是欧洲战后改革趋势中为数不多的“保守”异常值之一，早期选择在 1970 年代的改革尝试中幸存下来。特别是，在 2000 年代奥地利的“PISA 冲击”之后，最近尝试将跟踪从 10-14 岁推迟。本文基于深入的过程追踪和访谈和文献资料，考察了综合学校改革的当代政治的细微差别，评估了 PISA 与长期改革障碍之间的相互作用、政党在综合学校改革中的矛盾心理以及政策反馈对更广泛的社会支持改革的作用。