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Schools at the centre? : a study of decentralisation / Alison Bullock and Hywel Thomas.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bullock, Alison, 1962- author.
- Series:
- Educational management series.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- School-based management.
- Schools.
- Schools--Decentralization--Cross-cultural studie.
- Education.
- Schools--Decentralization--Cross-cultural studies.
- School-based management--Cross-cultural studies.
- Local Subjects:
- School-based management.
- Schools.
- Schools--Decentralization--Cross-cultural studie.
- Education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (248 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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;
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [224]-230) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-79460-6
- 0-585-45221-0
- 1-280-15739-9
- 1-134-79461-4
- 0-203-43439-0
- 9780203434390
- OCLC:
- 171117325
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