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ERIC Number: EJ542617
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Sweeping Decentralization of Educational Decision-Making Authority: Lessons from England and New Zealand.
Williams, Richard C.; And Others
Phi Delta Kappan, v78 n8 p626-31 Apr 1997
New Zealand and England's experience with decentralized decision making illustrates that achieving local control and accountability goals may be more elusive than initially envisioned. Additionally, there are problems with training, time management, and principals' professional/personal adjustments. Those advocating radical decentralization in U.S. schools must be prepared to address challenges that others have faced. (14 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Role, Decentralization, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Governance, Leadership Training, Participative Decision Making, Principals, School District Autonomy
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England; New Zealand