Focusing on education as a major area of public policy in England, this book explores a decade of rapid and intensive modernisation and draws out the lessons for those concerned with developing education systems across the globe.
Focusing on education as a major area of public policy in England, this book explores a decade of rapid and intensive modernisation and draws out the ...
This book draws on the lessons from one of the most intensive periods of educational reform in any country during recent times. The post-1997 English experience, under a New Labour government, is used to illustrate the opportunities and challenges associated with attempting to develop a world class education system. Such reforms are fiercely contested - and often polarized - with proponents stressing the opportunities created, while others reveal the erosion of professional values. Contributions from UK and overseas researchers, including Andy Hargreaves and John Smyth, reflect on the...
This book draws on the lessons from one of the most intensive periods of educational reform in any country during recent times. The post-1997 Engli...
Leading teachers are those who are reseachers and who havedeveloped their pedagogy based on both evidence and conceptuallyinformed practice.This book draws on three important resources: first, case studies ofteachers researching and developing practice; second, researchevidence on what we know about teacher leadership both nationallyand internationally; and, third, models of pedagogy and teacher learningthat can support the development of a teacher leadership culturewithin schools.
Leading teachers are those who are reseachers and who havedeveloped their pedagogy based on both evidence and conceptuallyinformed practice.This...
Tanya Fitzgerald, Julie White, Helen Gunter, Malcolm Tight
Higher education institutions (HEIs) have experienced massive changes in the past three decades. Across England, the US, Australia and New Zealand, new public management has introduced corporate governance structures, strategic plans, performance management, quality assurance processes, a client-focused approach to students and curriculum, and a commodification of higher education that has seen an unprecedented growth in international student numbers. Increased numbers of HEIs has stimulated a variety of challenges for administrators, academics, students and the broader community. Drawing on...
Higher education institutions (HEIs) have experienced massive changes in the past three decades. Across England, the US, Australia and New Zealand, ne...
New Public Management and the Reform of Education addresses complex and dynamic changes to public services by focusing on new public management as a major shaper and influencer of educational reforms within, between and across European nation states and policy actors. The contributions to the book are diverse and illustrate the impact of NPM locally but also the interplay between local and European policy spheres.
The book offers:
A critical overview of NPM through an analysis of debates, projects and policy actors
A detailed examination of NPM within 10 nation...
New Public Management and the Reform of Education addresses complex and dynamic changes to public services by focusing on new public management as a m...
