School Decentralization in the Context of Globalizing Governance International Comparison of Grassroots Responses /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Daun, Holger (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Subjects: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; School management and organization.; School administration.; Educational sociology.; Sociology.; Education and sociology.; Sociology, Educational.; International and Comparative Education.; Administration, Organization and Leadership.; Sociology of Education.; Sociology, general.

Decentralization has become a globalized policy: a large number of countries around the world have formulated this policy and many also have implemented it. The policies and the changes at the national level have been researched and thoroughly described and analyzed. What has taken place and is taki...

Table of Contents:

• Globalization and the Governance of National Education Systems
• How Does Educational Decentralization Work and What Has it Achieved?
• The State Gives, the State Takes: Educational Restructuring in Norway
• Steps of Educational Decentralization in Greece: between Delegation and Deconcentration
• School Autonomy in Nicaragua: Two Case Studies
• Decentralization in Senegal – Ambiguous Agendas for Community Education
• Technocratic School Governance and South Africa's Quest for Democratic Participation
• Educational Decentralization in Mozambique: A Case Study in the Region of Nampula
• Decentralization and Community Participation: School Clusters in Cambodia
• People's Participation in School Governance? Realities of Educational Decentralization in Nepal
• Educational Governance: Comparison of Some Aspects.