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ERIC Number: EJ602467
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-4985
Tracking the Phoenix: The Fall and Rise of the Local Education Authority.
Tipple, Christopher
Oxford Review of Education, v24 n1 p35-43 Mar 1998
Describes the difficulties facing local education authorities (LEA) during the revolutionary period in British education. Illustrates that the role of the LEA has changed by exploring various definitions of LEAs proposed by the Audit Commission, the Conservative Government's White Paper "Self Government for Schools," and the White Paper "Excellence in Schools." (CMK)
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Educational Change, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Public Policy, School Effectiveness, School Funds, Student Needs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Audit Commission (England); Education Reform Act 1988 (England); Local Education Authorities (United Kingdom); United Kingdom