A Socially critical view of the self-managing school. (2005)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by John Smyth.
• Other Names: Smyth, John, 1944-
• Contents: Introduction / John Smyth -- 1. Democratic Participation or Efficient Site Management: The Social and Political Location of the Self-Managing School / Lawrence Angus -- 2. The New Right and the Self-Managing School / Jack Demaine -- 3. Paradigm Shifts and Site-based Management in the United States: Toward a Paradigm of Social Empowerment / Gary L. Anderson and Alexandra Dixon -- 4. Culture, Cost and Control: Self-Management and Entrepreneurial Schooling in England and Wales / Stephen J. Ball -- 5. Reinventing Square Wheels: Planning for Schools to Ignore Realities / Marie Brennan -- 6. The Evaluative State and Self-Management in Education: Cause for Reflection? / David Hartley -- 7. The Politics of Devolution, Self-Management and Post-Fordism in Schools / Susan L. Robertson -- 8. Pushing Crisis and Stress down the Line: The Self-Managing School / Peter Watkins -- 9. Managerialism, Market Liberalism and the Move to Self-Managing Schools in New Zealand / John A. Codd. 10. Teaching Cultures and School-based Management: Towards a Collaborative Reconstruction / Andrew C. Sparkes and Martin Bloomer -- 11. 'And Your Corporate Manager Will Set You Free ...': Devolution in South Australian Education / Brendan Ryan -- 12. Managerialism and Market Forces in Vocational Education: 'Balkanizing' Education in the 'Banana Republic' / Peter Kell -- 13. Self-Managing Schools, Choice and Equity / Geoffrey Walford.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2005
• Extent: 1 online resource (268 pages)
• Subjects: 371.2; School management and organization -- Social aspects; Teacher participation in administration -- Social aspects; School management and organization -- Social aspects; Teacher participation in administration -- Social aspects; Aufsatzsammlung; Schule; Schulverwaltung; Selbstverwaltung
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781135721152; 1135721157
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