Leo, Elizabeth L.
Academies and educational reform : governance, leadership and strategy / Elizabeth L. Leo, Phil Hearne, David M. Galloway. - Bristol ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, c2010. - xii, 222 p. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-216) and index.
Why academies? -- Socially divisive gimmick or political and moral imperative? -- Opposition: dogma or legitimate concern? -- "It's really down to the sponsor" -- Schools for the future: trophy buildings or learning -- Environments? -- Distinctive features of academies: 1. independence -- Accountability, pressure -- Distinctive features of academies: 2. innovation -- A coherent policy? -- Designed to deliver? -- The future of academies: consolidating the beachhead?
9781847693167 (hbk : alk. paper) 9781847693150 (pbk : alk. paper) 9781847693174 (ebook)
2010026210
Academies (British public schools)
Youth with social disabilities--Education (Secondary)--Great Britain.
Educational change--Great Britain.
LA635 / .L46 2010
373.41
Academies and educational reform : governance, leadership and strategy / Elizabeth L. Leo, Phil Hearne, David M. Galloway. - Bristol ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, c2010. - xii, 222 p. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-216) and index.
Why academies? -- Socially divisive gimmick or political and moral imperative? -- Opposition: dogma or legitimate concern? -- "It's really down to the sponsor" -- Schools for the future: trophy buildings or learning -- Environments? -- Distinctive features of academies: 1. independence -- Accountability, pressure -- Distinctive features of academies: 2. innovation -- A coherent policy? -- Designed to deliver? -- The future of academies: consolidating the beachhead?
9781847693167 (hbk : alk. paper) 9781847693150 (pbk : alk. paper) 9781847693174 (ebook)
2010026210
Academies (British public schools)
Youth with social disabilities--Education (Secondary)--Great Britain.
Educational change--Great Britain.
LA635 / .L46 2010
373.41