The politics of school government
editor, George Baron.
Bok · Engelsk · 1981
| Medvirkende | Baron, George, (editor.)
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| Omfang | 298 s.
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| Utgave | First edition.
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| Opplysninger | Front Cover; The Politics of School Government; Copyright Page; Preface; Table of Contents; CHAPTER 1. Pressures for Change in School Government; The Nineteenth-century Administrative Revolution and the Government of Schools; New Factors in the Politics of Administration and the Government of Schools; The Movement towards Participation; Community Involvement; Industrial Democracy; Consumerism'; Patterns of School Councils; The Parent Interest; Teacher Resistance to School Councils; The Political Dimension; References; CHAPTER 2. School Advisory Councils in America: Frustration and Failure. - CHAPTER 7. School Government in New Zealand: Balancing the Interests; References; CHAPTER 8. The Politicization of School Government: The French Example; References; CHAPTER 9. Legalism and Participation in School Government in West Germany; The Structure of the School System in Brief; The Participation Committees; Separate Committees at School Level; Teachers' and Parents' Organisations; Bringing Teacher and Client Together: The School Conference; The Postwar Development of Participation as a Political Idea; The Ubiquity of Written Law; Informing the Citizen; The School as an Arm of the State. - Introduction; Current Status; Ideology and Background; Relationships; Evaluation and Alternative Futures; References; CHAPTER 3. Public Involvement in School Governance in Canada; Introduction; Issue-oriented Groups in School Politics; Mandated Parental Advisory Committees; Alternative Futures in Citizen Involvement; References; CHAPTER 4. Political Parties and School Government in England and Wales; The Origins of the Governing Body Idea; Revival of Interest; The Parents' Charter and the Taylor Committee; Reactions to the Taylor Committee Report; Government Action on the Taylor Report. - Political Parties and School Government; References; CHAPTER 5. Scottish School Councils: a New Initiative in School-Community Relations?; The Creation of Scottish School Councils; Historical Background; Purposes and Functions for School Councils; Comparisons with Other Countries; Malfunctions; Looking to the Future; References; CHAPTER 6. Parents and School Government in Australia; Parental Participation in Schools; Historical Background; A Case Study in Community Participation: The A.C.T. Schools Authority; The Current Situation and Issues; Conclusion; References. - Summary and Evaluation; References; CHAPTER 10. Bureaucracy and Participation: The Introduction of School Councils in Italy; Historical Background; The Introduction of Participatory Councils; Bureaucracy and Participation in Conflict; Evaluation; Future Prospects: A Case for Optimism or Pessimism?; References; CHAPTER 11. Participatory Committees and Contrasting Administrative Styles in Scandinavian School Governance; Sweden: Conflict with Industrial Democracy; Norway: Committees and Councils Galore!; Denmark: Parent Power; Scandinavian Approaches Analysed: their Bureaucratic Dimensions; Why these Differences Between the Countries?. - Leading international scholars consider changes and developments in school government practice in the United States, Canada, England and Wales, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, France, West Germany, Italy, Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Each chapter looks at the introduction or reform of councils at school level designed to secure the involvement in decision-making of parents, teachers, students and the local community.
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| ISBN | 1-4832-9636-9
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