Decentralisation, School-Based Management, and Quality
The relationship between government, education reform and student outcomes is an ambivalent and often problematic one. Focusing on the interplay between decentralization, globalization, and education reforms, this book draws on recent studies to explore the conceptual frameworks and methodological a...
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| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
2009.
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| Series: | Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research ;
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| Online Access: | https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2703-0 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. Contributors. Introduction
- Section 1: Main Trends And Issues In Decentralisation, School-Based Management. 1. Decentralisation and School-Based Management: A Comparative Study of Self-Governing Schools Models. 2. Globalised Educational Governance, Decentralisation and Grassroots Responses. 3. Centralisation and Decentralisation in Education: A New Dimension to Policy. 4. Unresolved issues in Globalisation, Decentralisation and Privatisation. 5. Decentralisation and Market Mechanisms in Education - Examples from Six European Countries. 6. Managing School Change: Continuous Improvement Based on a Shared Vision and a Strategic Plan
- Section 2: Case Studies. 7. Decentralisation of Education: Promising Initiative or Problematic Notion? 8. Decentralising Indonesian Education: The Promise and the Price. 9. Decentralisation in Senegal - Ambiguous Agendas for Community Education. 10. Decentralisation and Education in Africa: The Case of Uganda. 11. State and Parental Roles in the Decentralised Education System in Nicaragua. 12. Teachers' Empowerment and Commitment at School-Based and Non-SchoolBased Sites
- Index.