The Future Of Schools: Lessons From The Reform Of Public Education (student Outcomes And The Reform Of Education)

This text provides an analysis of the efforts to establish systems of self-managing schools around the world. The core of this book is the description of the transformation of the education system in the state of Victoria, Australia, from dependence in a highly centralized and bureaucratized structure to one that values local decision making and the creation of a system of self-managing schools. The text goes on to show how these and similar programmes in other nations could lay the foundations for similar reform. The authors propose that there must be changes in the role of key stakeholders, including government, community and profession; traditional approaches must be challenged and new ways to fund schools to be canvassed. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Preface......Page 7 The Crisis in Public Education......Page 12 Foundations of Reform......Page 32 Schools of the Future......Page 49 Appraising the Outcomes......Page 92 Pre-conditions for Lasting School Reform......Page 128 A Policy Framework for Public Schools of the Third Millennium......Page 156 Leadership, Alignment and Will in the Transformation of Public Education......Page 175 References......Page 188 Index......Page 193 This text provides an analysis of the efforts to establish systems of self- managing schools around the world. The core of this book is the description of the transformation of the education system in the state of Victoria, Australia. Brian J. Caldwell And Donald K. Hayward. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 177-181) And Index.