Survey of value orientations regarding education and education policy of opinion leaders and decision makers in this field in the Netherlands About one hundred statements were presented, covering: educational goals / pedagogic and educational issues / position and role of teachers / educational policy and the national organization of education / financial and management issues / role of government / influence on decisions. Main analytic factors: role of market mechanisms in education, traditional values / opinion regarding teachers / widening the social goals of education. This research is comparative with earlier projects in the United States, Germany and Great Britain, as reported in: Landsberger, H.A., Carlson, J.R and Campbell, R.T. ( 1988 ), Education policy in comparative perspective ( Research papers in education 3, 103-130 ) Background variables: basic characteristics/ occupation/employment/ education/ organizational membership