The construction of a decentralized education system

Abstract

The work presents the process followed in the construction of a decentralized educational system in Spain from the approval of the 1978 Constitution to the present day. Before delving into the details of this evolution, it mentions the antecedent of the Spanish Second Republic, due to the similarity and influence that the 1931 Constitution model exerted on the 1978 Constitution in this regard. Next, it analyzes the constitutional distribution of competencies in the field of education, which has served as the basis for the development of the subsequent process. Special attention is paid to the two fundamental stages of educational transfers, those of 1978-1994 and 1994-2000, during which, over two decades, the current decentralized model was shaped. Finally, it examines the situation of this model and some features of its evolution from the end of the transfer process to the present, presenting it as an established model, although not without tensions.

Key words: educational decentralization, educational competencies, delegation of powers, Autonomous communities, regional cooperation, Spanish Constitution of 1978, Statutes of autonomy