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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ951423
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0963-8253
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Academy Conversion: A View from the Governing Body
Gann, Nigel
FORUM: for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, v53 n3 p379-390 2011
The case for conversion to academy status is being made in a number of arenas, not least on the Department for Education website. As a matter of balance, school governors considering conversion need to take into account a range of factors. How does this fundamental shift in the ownership of schools fit into a discernible historical pattern? (Contains 6 notes.)
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Governance, Educational History, Foreign Countries, Politics of Education, Local Government, School Districts, Educational Change, Change Strategies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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