PARENTS AS 'CONSUMERS' OF EDUCATION IN ENGLAND AND WALES AND THE NETHERLANDS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

The legal context to the development of public service consumerism in many European states has included the introduction of important rights for the users of a range of services. This article examines the‘consumer’ rights enjoyed by parents and/or their children in relation to educational provision. Comparing relevant legal developments in two jurisdictions, England and Wales and The Netherlands, it examines these education rights in relation to each of the most clearly identifiable concepts associated with consumerism: access and equality, information, choice, participation and representation... Mehr ...