Schools at the Centre

ISBN-13: 9781138466203 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

Alison Bullock

Opis

Local Management of Schools (LMS) has increasingly become a topic of concern for schools, and head teachers and managers in particular. Containing international data from over 800 schools, the authors examine the overall impact of LMS.

Recenzje

'This book makes a significant contribution to clarifying the analysis of decentralization as a structural feature of school systems.' - Educational Management and Administration

'This book makes a significant contribution to clarifying the analysis of decentralization as a structural feature of school systems. It also provides a useful framework for attempting to assess the impact of any given form of decentralization on the quality of education provided by a school system.' - Educational Management& Administration

'This book makes a significant contribution to clarifying the analysis of decentralization as a structural feature of school systems.' - Education and Administration, April 1998

Spis treści

1 Adding value Part I Understanding decentralisation 2 The scope of decentralisation 3 Markets, collectivities and decentralisation 4 Purpose and principles in decentralisation Part II Decentralised management in practice 5 International perspectives on decentralisation in education 6 Managing autonomy: delegation in practice 7 Accountability and decentralisation 8 Decentralisation and efficiency: the impact on learning 9 Diversity and equity in decentralisation Part III Schools at the centre? 10 Learning at the centre

O autorze

Alison Bullock, Hywel Thomas