Choice and diversity in governance in the English Alternative Provision sector: Implications for educational equity<b>.</b> Alternative Provider Websites.docx
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Despite the continued global prevalence of discourses of educational inclusion, young people across local, national and international contexts continue to be educated outside of mainstream schools. In England, a diverse market of providers – known as alternative provision (AP) – cater for many of these young people. Unlike the mainstream school sector, where diversity of provision has been positioned as a key facilitator of parental choice and improved standards, there is limited evidence on how diversity and choice operate in the AP sector. This paper contributes to addressing this gap by analysing the range of organisations operating under the auspices of AP and their associated governance and regulatory mechanisms. Document analysis of the approved list of AP in a case study local authority (LA) demonstrates a diverse set of organisation types and associated governance arrangements, with a common focus on compliance and a lack of accessible publicly available information. We argue that as a result, the most disadvantaged children and families are being underserved in relation to diversity and choice policy imperatives. We conclude by highlighting potential consequences of poorly understood governance in AP for the achievement of equity goals - consequences which are of relevance across international educational contexts.<br>
尽管教育融合的话语在全球范围内仍持续盛行，但无论在地方、国家还是国际层面的各类教育情境中，仍有大量青少年在主流学校体系之外接受教育。在英格兰地区，存在一类被称为教育替代供给（alternative provision, AP）的多元化办学主体市场，为多数这类青少年提供教育服务。与主流学校领域将办学多元化定位为推动家长择校与提升办学质量的核心助力不同，目前针对教育替代供给领域中多元化与择校机制的运作逻辑，相关实证研究仍较为匮乏。本研究通过分析以教育替代供给名义开展办学的各类组织及其配套治理与监管机制，为填补这一研究空白作出了贡献。对某案例研究中的地方教育局（local authority, LA）所核准的教育替代供给清单进行文献分析后发现，该领域存在多样化的组织类型与配套治理安排，普遍以合规性为核心关注点，且缺乏易于获取的公开信息。我们认为，这一现状导致最弱势的儿童与家庭在适配多元化与择校相关的政策要求时，未能获得充分的服务支持。本研究最后指出，教育替代供给领域的治理机制若未被充分理解，将对教育公平目标的达成产生潜在负面影响——这类影响在全球各国的教育情境中均具有参考价值。
