The Latest Reform Binge: Quality in School Governance and Administration

Instead of concentrating on improving educational quality for children and adolescents, present reform machinations are centered on school leadership and accountability issues. This article discusses three educational reform paradoxes (equity, teacher empowerment, and school effectiveness) that are...

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Published inPlanning and Changing Vol. 18; no. 3; p. 131
Main Authors Mitchell, Brad, Gallagher, Karen S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1987
Subjects
Access to Education
Accountability
Educational Change
Educational Equity (Finance)
Elementary Secondary Education
Professionalism
School Administration
School Effectiveness
Teacher Effectiveness
Teacher Empowerment
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Summary:Instead of concentrating on improving educational quality for children and adolescents, present reform machinations are centered on school leadership and accountability issues. This article discusses three educational reform paradoxes (equity, teacher empowerment, and school effectiveness) that are ignored in most reform reports. Included are 14 references. (MLH)