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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825297603321

Autore

Bullock Alison <1962, >

Titolo

Schools at the centre? : a study of decentralisation / / Alison Bullock and Hywel Thomas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1997

ISBN

1-134-79460-6

0-585-45221-0

1-280-15739-9

1-134-79461-4

0-203-43439-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Collana

Educational management series.

Altri autori (Persone)

ThomasHywel

Disciplina

371.2

379.1/535

379.1535220

Soggetti

School-based management

Schools

Schools - Decentralization - Cross-cultural studie

Education

Schools - Decentralization - Cross-cultural studies

School-based management - Cross-cultural studies

Theory & Practice of Education

Social Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [224]-230) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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;



Sommario/riassunto

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.