Devolution and Choice in Education: The School, the State and the MarketThis book examines recent school reforms in England and Wales, The USA, Australia, New Zealand and Sweden. It suggests that, at the same time as appearing to devolve power to individual schools and parents, governments have actually been increasing their own capacity to 'steer' the system at a distance The authors review the research evidence on the impact of the reforms to date. They conclude that there is no strong evidence to support the educational benefits claimed by the reformers and considerable evidence they are enabling advantaged schools and parents to maximize their advantages. They argue that if equity is to be regained there is a need to redress the balance between consumer rights and citizen rights in education. |
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... institutions with high academic reputations . The federal government subsidizes all private schools using a sliding formula which divides institutions into different bands on the basis of ' need ' , which is linked to individual schools ...
... institutions with high academic reputations . The federal government subsidizes all private schools using a sliding formula which divides institutions into different bands on the basis of ' need ' , which is linked to individual schools ...
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... institutions . There is , then , ' a rationalization and wholesale redistribution of functions between centre and ... institutional level . Schools have to develop new modes of response which require new structures and patterns of ...
... institutions . There is , then , ' a rationalization and wholesale redistribution of functions between centre and ... institutional level . Schools have to develop new modes of response which require new structures and patterns of ...
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... institutions , con- ventional political and bureaucratic control by public bodies is replaced by quasi - autonomous institutions with devolved budgets competing for clients in the market place - a system of market accountability often ...
... institutions , con- ventional political and bureaucratic control by public bodies is replaced by quasi - autonomous institutions with devolved budgets competing for clients in the market place - a system of market accountability often ...
Contents
Restructuring public education in five countries | 15 |
a global phenomenon? | 31 |
The school the state and the market | 49 |
Copyright | |
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Devolution and Choice in Education: The School, the State, and the Market Geoff Whitty,Sally Power,David Halpin No preview available - 1998 |
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academic administration argues assessment Australia Blackmore budget bureaucratic cation cent changes Chapter charter school Chubb and Moe city technology colleges claims classroom context cultural decentralization decision-making democracy democratic devolution and choice devolved discourse economic education management education policy education reforms education system educational self-management emphasis empowerment England and Wales enhance equity evaluation evidence Falmer forms funding Gewirtz global governing bodies grant-maintained schools groups headteachers impact increased increasingly individual schools initiatives institutions involvement issues Levačić managerialism market forces ment National Curriculum neo-conservative neo-liberal OECD Ofsted parental choice particular performance political post-Fordism postmodernity principals private schools professional programmes public education public schools pupils quasi-markets responsibility restructuring role school choice school effectiveness school management school reform school-based management sector self-managing schools shift significant social suggest Sweden teacher education traditional unions Whitty Wohlstetter Wylie Zealand