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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"educational governance"”.
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The relations between the formal structure of educational governance and classroom practice
… belief among those concerned with school governance that policy makers can and do steer school practice through such instruments as external tests and examinations, teacher evaluation systems, teacher certification codes, mandated curricula, and the like (Cohen, 1990; Cohen and Spillane, …
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Stakeholder views of educational governance after a change in ownership of independent schools
… became part of South Africa in 1994. The new educational system contributed to the freedom of the choice of language medium of education as well as the freedom of religion in education. In the last 10 years, many independent schools have become part of corporate companies which have invested …
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A study of the relationship between community participation in educational governance and the socio-political environment of the school board
… in Maryland regarding community participation in educational decision-making. These opinions were analyzed in relationship to board members' preference for a trustee versus delegate role relationship to the community and other factors of the socio-political environment of the school board. A …
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The Monroe County Intermediate School District: A case study
… Michigan, there has been an intermediate unit of educational government. This unit of educational government exists between the State Department of Education and the local school districts. Currently, there are fifty-seven intermediate school districts in Michigan providing educational services …
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Why do countries join international literacy assessments? an actor-network theory analysis with case studies from Lao PDR and Mongolia.
International assessments are a growing educational phenomenon around the world, increasingly picking up in lower and middle income countries and entering the space of global educational governance (Fenwick et al. 2014). Following the success of the OECD’s first international assessments, the …
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The Well-Being of California School Board Members
… the health, effectiveness, and longevity of educational governance leaders.</p>
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‘The good parent’: education, modernity, and ethnicity in Western China
… and the education system. Using the lens of educational governance of parents, the thesis combines macro and micro approaches to examine how parents’ subjectivities are constructed by state discourses and systems. I also analyse the recontextualisation of governing rationalities and …
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Rescaling the State: The Politics of Educational Decentralization in Catalonia
… dissertation examines the processes surrounding educational policy production through an exploration of the shifting policies of educational decentralization in Catalonia, Spain. It provides an account of the ways in which these policies are articulated and rearticulated through Catalonia's …
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In search of succession planning in school organizations : a comparative case study of school leadership in the Philippines and Indonesia
Succession planning is an overlooked aspect of educational leadership in Southeast Asia. This study explored and compared the succession planning practices of private schools in the Philippines and Indonesia, where abrupt leadership turnovers and the dire shortage of principals show a lack of …
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Teachers' work in times of restructuring: On contextual influences for collegiality and professionality.
… how teachers deal as agents with changes in governance in an era of educational restructuring in order to gain knowledge about influences on teachers’ work and professionality. More specifically, the analyses show how teachers’ work is enabled or constrained by external models of governance. …
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Unintended Consequences?: The Governance of Modern Foreign Language Learning in Scotland (1962-2014)
… the nature and effectiveness of MFL governance from national to school level. I examine politico-educational rationales for MFL, layers, structures and elements of meso- and macro-level governance, the balance between structure and agency, the impact of powerful individuals on a small …
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The influence of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce on policies of the State Department of Education as related to economics education, 1959-1981
… associated with State Chamber activities and educational governance at the state level. Document search served to guide interviews, to verify data, and to provide additional details. Beginning in 1959, the business community showed a marked interest in economics education. Subsequently, the …
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The Relationship between Decision-Making and Accountability: A Case Study of Two State Community College Systems
Inherent to college governance in many community colleges throughout the nation is the expectation that a collegial or participatory model of decision-making is the appropriate mode of governance. This type of model structures an organization to allow the opportunity for all constituencies to …