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Decentralisation, school-based management and quality
Author/Creator
Zajda, Joseph;  Gamage, David T.
Institution
The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Education & Arts, School of Education
Description
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 approaches that can be applied to research covering the state, globalization, equality, and education. It lays bare the neo-liberal ideological imperatives of education and policy reforms, and illustrates the way the relationship between the state and education policy affects current models and trends in education reforms and schooling globally. The chapters critically analyze the dominant discourses about decentralization and comparative education and examine the current resurgence of neo-liberal ideological models in education, both newly constructed and re-invented. To ensure as broad a perspective on the issues as possible, the authors employ a raft of diverse paradigms in comparative education research, ranging from critical theory to globalization. This exploration of globalization, ideology and democracy in education examines both the reasons for and outcomes of education reforms, decentralization, policy change and transformation. In doing so, it seeks to provide an informed critique on Western-driven models of accountability, quality and school effectiveness.
Relation
Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research 8
Publisher Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2703-0
Date
2009
Publisher
Springer
Keyword(s)
decentralisation;  globalisation;  comparative education;  education reforms;  school-based management
Resource Type
book
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/917494
Identifier
ISBN:9789048127023
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