School Organisation · 1995 · 18 citations · 6 references
Public AffairsPublic AdministrationPublic GovernanceEducational GovernanceLocal GovernmentLocal Government ManagementAccountabilityLocal ControlMunicipal GovernmentPolitics In SchoolsPower In SchoolsPublic EducationGovernor RelationsLocal Control Of SchoolsLocal State ManagementPrincipal RolesSchool Governance ModelsSchool Governance ParticipationSchool Governance ReformState-local Relations In Education
ABSTRACT This paper examines how control and the responsibility for running a school is divided, in practice, between the headteacher and the governors, and whether these responsibilities are agreed, either explicitly or implicitly, or disputed. Studies since local management was implemented are surveyed. Results from a study of 21 schools conducted by the authors using in‐depth interviews with key participants are reported. The extent to which there is agreement as to the roles and responsibilities of the headteacher and chair of governors is examined. When there is agreement about the roles, which can be in different forms, a stable situation exists. When there is no agreement about role boundaries instability and, potentially, conflict arise. Finally the implications of these findings for the attainment of the objectives of ERA are considered.
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