This chapter will review recent research literature concerning the progress and effects of the
currently fashionable" parental choice" and" school autonomy" agendas in contemporary …

Eighty-three empirical studies of school-based management (SBM) were examined in order
to determine variations in the forms of SBM in practice and the effects of each variant on …

Changing Leadership for Changing Times examines the types of leadership that are likely to
be productive in creating and sustaining schools of the future. Based on a long term study …

The push for more complex, intellectually demanding approaches to teaching suggests that
teacher commitment will continue to be important for effective education. This article …

This seminal volume, written by the principal author of the original report (Anthony W.
Jackson) along with one of the main leaders in implementing its principles (Gayle A. Davis) …

Cross-national policy borrowing rarely has much to do with the success, however, defined,
of the institutional realisation of particular policies in their countries of origin; rather, it has …

This book discusses various pay and compensation initiatives in use nationwide,
highlighting:(1) How Are Teachers Compensated?"(current status of teacher compensation …

School reform has taken many shapes over the years. Among the most pervasive of school-
reform theories is school-based management (SBM), which is examined in detail in this …

In 1989, Chicago began an experiment with radical decentralization of power and authority.
Intertwining extensive narratives and rigorous quantitative analyses, this book tells the story …

A heated debate is raging over our nation's public schools and how they should be
reformed, with proposals ranging from imposing national standards to replacing public …