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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... ment and administration over the past few years . Based on the assumption , implicit or explicit , that giving more control to those with ' hands on ' involve- ment in the running of the schools is a ' good thing ' , the ' how to ...
... ment and administration over the past few years . Based on the assumption , implicit or explicit , that giving more control to those with ' hands on ' involve- ment in the running of the schools is a ' good thing ' , the ' how to ...
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... ment , for the choice of values will have important ramifications for the kinds of management adopted , just as the kind of management chosen will affect the implementation of those values held as most suitable and desirable . ' In this ...
... ment , for the choice of values will have important ramifications for the kinds of management adopted , just as the kind of management chosen will affect the implementation of those values held as most suitable and desirable . ' In this ...
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... ment came mainly from those schools which had experienced an increase in funding as a result of self - management . - While the Birmingham team concluded that self - management was broadly a successful reform , they conceded that ...
... ment came mainly from those schools which had experienced an increase in funding as a result of self - management . - While the Birmingham team concluded that self - management was broadly a successful reform , they conceded that ...
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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