Academies and educational reform : governance, leadership and strategy /: governance, leadership and strategy. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Elizabeth L. Leo, Phil Hearne, David M. Galloway.
• Other Names: Leo, Elizabeth L; Hearne, Phil; Galloway, David, 1942-
• Contents: Why academies? -- Socially divisive gimmick or political and moral imperative? -- Opposition: dogma or legitimate concern? -- "It's really down to the sponsor" -- Schools for the future: trophy buildings or learning -- Environments? -- Distinctive features of academies: 1. independence -- Accountability, pressure -- Distinctive features of academies: 2. innovation -- A coherent policy? -- Designed to deliver? -- The future of academies: consolidating the beachhead?
• Publisher Details: Bristol : Multilingual Matters
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 373.41; STUDY AIDS / Financial Aid; Academies (British public schools); Youth with social disabilities -- Education (Secondary) -- Great Britain; Educational change -- Great Britain; EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General; EDUCATION / Administration / General; EDUCATION / Finance; Educational strategies & policy; Organization & management of education; Funding of education & student finance
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781847694874
• Related ISBNs: 184769487X
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.