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Publication Date: 2015
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The Business of Governing Schools
Gann, Nigel
FORUM: for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, v57 n3 p343-354 2015
In September 2015, the Secretary of State for Education asked for more business involvement in schools, and in particular for business leaders' help to improve failing schools. This article questions the twenty-year campaign by all governments to engage business expertise and values in the governance of schools.
Descriptors: Governance, Educational Practices, School Administration, Commercialization, Expertise, School Business Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Relevance (Education), Barriers, Professional Identity, Accountability, Educational Quality, Democratic Values, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries
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Language: English
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