Schools at the Centre
Contributors: Bullock, Alison
Series: Educational management series; Educational management series
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1997
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780203434390
Subjects: Schools; Decentralization; Education; School-based management; Cross-cultural studie
Description: 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.
Notes: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Adding value; The scope of decentralisation; Markets, collectivities and decentralisation; Purpose and principles in decentralisation; International perspectives on decentralisation in education; Managing autonomy: delegation in practice; Accountability and decentralisation; Decentralisation and efficiency: the impact on learning; Diversity and equity in decentralisation; Learning at the centre?; Notes; References; Index.

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Table of contents: title: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Adding value; The scope of decentralisation; Markets, collectivities and decentralisation; Purpose and principles in decentralisation; International perspectives on decentralisation in education; Managing autonomy: delegation in practice; Accountability and decentralisation; Decentralisation and efficiency: the impact on learning; Diversity and equity in decentralisation; Learning at the centre?; Notes; References; Index;