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Educational authorities and the schools : organization and impact in 20 states / Helene AÌrlestig, Olof Johansson, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Educational governance research ; v. 13.
- Educational governance research ; volume 13
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education and state--Cross-cultural studies.
- Education and state.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Cham, Switzerland Springer, [2020]
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction: Governing Chains
- Support, Control and Intervention for Local Schools.- Part I: The Nordic Countries.- 2. Denmark: Contracts in Danish Educational Governance.- 3. Finland: Changing Operational Environment Changing Finnish Educational Governance,- 4. Iceland: Challenges in Educational Governance in Iceland: The Establishment and Role of the National Agency in Education.- 5. Norway: Educational Governance, Gap-Management Strategies, and Reorganizational Processes of the State Authorities in Norway.- 6. Sweden: High Policy Ambitions with Soft Accountability.- Part II: The Middle European Countries.- 7. England: Autonomy and Regulation in the School System in England.- 8. Estonia: School Governance in Estonia
- Turnaround from Order-Oriented to Inclusive and Evidence-based Governance.- 9. France: The French State and its Typical 'Agencies' in Education
- Policy Transfer and Ownership in the Implementation of Reforms.- 10. Germany: School Governing in Germany: Organization of Educational State Agencies and their Role and Function as to Quality Management.- 11. Scotland: The Scottish School System.- Part III: The North American states
- Canada and the US.- 12. Alberta, Canada: School Improvement in Alberta.- 13. Ontario, Canada: Education in the Echo Chamber: Understanding K-12 Education Governance in Ontario, Canada.- 14. California, USA: 'The California Way': The Golden State's Promise to Empower Principals and De-emphasize Testing.- 15 Minnesota, USA: Minnesota: Finance and Policy in a High Performing U.S. State.- 16. South Carolina, USA: Educational Authorities and the Schools: Conflict and Cooperation in South Carolina.- Part IV: Commonwealth Countries.- 17. Australia: The Australian Education System.- 18. Kenya: Robust or Burst: Education Governance in Kenya after Promulgation of the 2010 Constitution.- 19. New Zealand: New Zealand
- Steering at a Distance and Self-Managed Schools.- 20. South Africa: Education Authorities and Public Schools: The Organisation and Impact of Policies in South Africa.- 21. Singapore: Singapore's Education System: A Centralised-Decentralised Model.- 22. Comparative Analysis of Central Aspects.
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 11, 2020).
- ISBN:
- 9783030387594
- 3030387593
- 9783030387600
- 3030387607
- 9783030387617
- 3030387615
- Publisher Number:
- 40030099317
- 10.1007/978-3-030-38759-4
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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