Decentralisation, School-Based Management, and Quality

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Zajda, Joseph (Editor), Gamage, David T. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Series: Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research ; 8
• Subjects: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; Curriculums (Courses of study).; Education > Curricula.; School management and organization.; School administration.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Administration, Organization and Leadership.; International and Comparative Education.; Curriculum Studies.; Educational Policy and Politics.

The relationship between government, education reform and student outcomes is an ambivalent and often problematic one. Focusing on the interplay between decentralization, globalization, and education reforms, this book draws on recent studies to explore the conceptual frameworks and methodological a...