| Description |
vi, 170 pages ; 23 cm |
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Australian education review ; no. 41 |
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Australian education review ; no. 41
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| Contents |
pt. 1. Mapping education reform. 1. Introduction. 2. Restructuring public education in five countries. 3. Devolution and choice: a global phenomenon? -- pt. II. The school, the state and the market. 4. School managers, the state and the market. 5. Changing teachers' work. 6. Classrooms and the curriculum. 7. The self-managing school and the community -- pt. III. Problems and prospects in the politics of education. 8. Effectiveness, efficiency and equity. 9. Beyond devolution and choice |
| Summary |
They argue that, if these damaging equity effects are to be avoided, there is an urgent need to redress the balance between consumer rights and citizen rights in education |
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This book examines recent school reforms in England and Wales, the USA, Australia, New Zealand and Sweden. It suggests that, at the same time as appearing to devolve power to individual schools and parents, governments have actually been increasing their own capacity to 'steer' the system at a distance. Focusing particularly on the 'quasi-markets' favoured by the New Right, the authors review the research evidence on the impact of the reforms to date. They conclude that there is no strong evidence to support the educational benefits claimed by the proponents of the reforms and considerable evidence that they are enabling advantaged schools and advantaged parents to maximize their advantages |
| Analysis |
Administrative decentralisation |
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Australia overseas comparisons |
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Curriculum |
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Educational choice |
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Educational objectives |
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Federal state devolution |
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Market forces |
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Schools |
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Teachers |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Published simultaneously: Buckingham (England) : Open University Press |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 143-160 |
| Notes |
Australian education review no:41 0311-6875 |
| Subject |
Education and state -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Education -- Political aspects -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Education -- Political aspects.
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Education.
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Educational change -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Educational change.
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Education and state.
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School choice -- Cross-cultural studies.
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School choice.
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School management and organization.
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School management and organization -- Cross-cultural studies.
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School-based management -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Schools -- Decentralization -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Schools -- Decentralization.
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| Author |
Halpin, David.
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Power, Sally.
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Australian Council for Educational Research.
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| ISBN |
0864311907 |
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