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Xavier Pons is University Professor of Education at Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, researcher at the Education, Cultures and Policies Laboratory and associate researcher at Sciences Po's Center for Research on Social Inequalities.
Latest publication
Investigating General Inspectors of Education through Oral Archives: A Secondary Analysis of a Sociological Research
- By Xavier Pons
In Histoire de l’éducation (2025/2)
Most viewed articles
Contract teachers in France: Institutionalizing customary management of teacher shortages?
- By Caroline Bertron,
- Hélène Buisson-Fenet,
- Xavier Dumay,
- et al.
In Revue Française de Socio-Économie (2021/2 No 27)
Deconcentration and territorialisation of the State in education in France: the new faces of state power at regional level
- By Xavier Pons
In Revue française de pédagogie (2023/1 No 218)
Accountable, but not liable? Results-based management and accountability relations in French schools
- By Hélène Buisson-Fenet
- and Xavier Pons
In Éducation et sociétés (2019/1 No 43)
French contracts in education between the State and its regional offices: Moving beyond steering from the centre?
In Revue française de pédagogie (2023/1 No 218)
The deconcentration of the French teaching State: The key role of regional configurations
- By Xavier Pons,
- Caroline Bertron,
- Hélène Buisson-Fenet
- et al.
In Revue française de pédagogie (2023/1 No 218)
Investigating General Inspectors of Education through Oral Archives: A Secondary Analysis of a Sociological Research
- By Xavier Pons
In Histoire de l’éducation (2025/2)
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Articles
Investigating General Inspectors of Education through Oral Archives: A Secondary Analysis of a Sociological Research
In Histoire de l’éducation (2025/2)
Journalists in the maelström. Policy and mediatisation of social problems: the example of french education
Configurations de dicibilité et médiatisation des problèmes sociaux : l’exemple de l’éducation en France
In Gouvernement et action publique (2024/1 VOL. 13)
The deconcentration of the French teaching State: The key role of regional configurations
- By Xavier Pons,
- Caroline Bertron,
- Hélène Buisson-Fenet
- et al.
In Revue française de pédagogie (2023/1 No 218)
Deconcentration and territorialisation of the State in education in France: the new faces of state power at regional level
In Revue française de pédagogie (2023/1 No 218)
French contracts in education between the State and its regional offices: Moving beyond steering from the centre?
In Revue française de pédagogie (2023/1 No 218)
The absence of truancy in the media: masking the causes by denouncing the abuses
In Éducation et sociétés (2022/1 No 47)
Contract teachers in France: Institutionalizing customary management of teacher shortages?
- By Caroline Bertron,
- Hélène Buisson-Fenet,
- Xavier Dumay,
- et al.
In Revue Française de Socio-Économie (2021/2 No 27)
The increasing use of contract teachers: Are we heading toward a butterfly effect?
In Mouvements (2021/3 No 107)
The LPPR and the reform of higher education and research in France: Critical analyses
- By Sylvain Doussot
- and Xavier Pons
In Revue française de pédagogie (2020/2 No 207)
Accountable, but not liable? Results-based management and accountability relations in French schools
- By Hélène Buisson-Fenet
- and Xavier Pons
In Éducation et sociétés (2019/1 No 43)
Administrative reform and research in professional journals: The example of accountability in French education
In Revue française de pédagogie (2017/4 No 201)
Changing Scale? The General Inspectorates of Education Facing the Devolution of the Educational System
In Revue française d’administration publique (2015/3 No 155)
The Statisticians of French Ministry of Education: Development of a State Profession (1957-2007)
In Histoire de l’éducation (2014/1 No 140-141)
Trajectories of School Inspections in Europe: Comparative Analyses
In Revue française de pédagogie (2014/1 No 186)
School Inspection Bodies in England and France: Crossing Paths?
In Revue française de pédagogie (2014/1 No 186)
French Journalists in Education: a Typological Study
In Éducation et sociétés (2014/1 No 33)
Why no “PISA shock” occurred in France? Sociology of the reception of an international survey (2001-2008)
- By Nathalie Mons
- and Xavier Pons
In Revue française de pédagogie (2013/1 No 182)
Towards the Europeanization of the French Education System? Contrasted Insights into School Evaluation
- By Hélène Buisson-Fenet
- and Xavier Pons
In Politix (2012/2 No 98)
Derouet, Jean-Louis and Normand, Romuald (eds.). L'Europe de l'éducation : entre management et politique,
"Lyon: INRP; Chasseneuil: ESEN, 2007. 205 pages"
In Revue française de pédagogie (2009/2 No 167)
Demeuse, Marc; Baye, Ariane; Straeten, Marie-Hélène; Nicaise, Julien; and Matoul, Anne (eds.). Vers une école juste et efficace: vingt-six contributions sur les systèmes d'enseignement et de formation : une approche internationale,
Brussels: De Boeck, 2005. 627 pages (Économie, société; région)
In Revue française de pédagogie (2006/1 No 154)
The Euro: The Progressive Reconstruction of a Memory of Prices (Research Article)
In Terrains & travaux (2003/1 No 4)
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Revue française de pédagogie (2024/4 n° 225)- Sous la direction de Sylvain Doussot
- and Xavier Pons