ERIC Number: EJ733465
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Jul
Pages: 17
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Decentralisation And School-Based Management In Thailand
Gamage, David T.; Sooksomchitra, Pacharapimon
International Review of Education, v50 n3-4 p289-305 Jul 2004
School-based management (SBM) in Thailand began in 1997 in the course of a reform aimed at overcoming a profound crisis in the education system. The present contribution reports on the introduction and institutionalisation of decentralisation and SBM with community participation in Thailand. The data reported here are based on an empirical survey of 1,000 school-board members from Bangkok as well as provincial and rural areas which was followed by 45 interviews with all relevant stakeholders. The results of the study are promising, as they show broad support for the reform among school principals as well as board members. However, they also reveal a continuing need to train principals and board members in educational leadership and management.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Based Management, Administrative Organization, Educational Change, Community Involvement, Instructional Leadership, Educational Administration
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Thailand
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