This paper mainly aims at analyzing and discussing the evolution of State interventions in Education within the framework of the on-going changes taking place in public action and policies in different countries. After clarifying the concept of regulation, it presents an interpretative model to analyze the regulation processes in Education. The main similarities and differences among some European countries are identified, namely the development of post-bureaucratic regulation models. The last section is devoted to discussing the State's role of protecting and promoting public education, considering the identified trends in the evolution of governance modes and in the co-ordination of public action and policies in Education.
Regulation; State and market; Post-bureaucratic regulation; Public education
