| The Future Of Schools: Lessons From The Reform Of Public Education Contributor(s): Caldwell, Brian J. (Author), Hayward, Don (Author) |
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ISBN: 0750707240 ISBN-13: 9780750707244 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1997 Annotation: This book provides a unique analysis of the efforts to establish systems of self-managing schools around the world. It describes the 'Schools of the Future' program in Victoria - the largest system anywhere to have decentralized 90 percent of its budget for local management in schools. The core of this important book charts the move from dependence on a highly centralized and bureaucratized structure to one that values local decision-making, and the creation of a system of self-managing schools. The book also shows how these and similar programmes in other nations will lay the foundation for further reform. This is a facinating collaboration between a leading academic and a former government minister. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Policy & Reform |
| Dewey: 370.994 |
| LCCN: 98100832 |
| Lexile Measure: 1490 |
| Series: Student Outcomes and the Reform of Education |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.39" W x 9.5" (1.00 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This text provides an analysis of the efforts to establish systems of self-managing schools around the world. The core of this book is the description of the transformation of the education system in the state of Victoria, Australia, from dependence in a highly centralized and bureaucratized structure to one that values local decision making and the creation of a system of self-managing schools. The text goes on to show how these and similar programmes in other nations could lay the foundations for similar reform. The authors propose that there must be changes in the role of key stakeholders, including government, community and profession; traditional approaches must be challenged and new ways to fund schools to be canvassed. |