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Title School governance / volume editors, Richard C. Hunter, Frank Brown, Saran Donahoo.

Publication Info. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [2012]
©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xxx, 360 pages).
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Series Debating issues in American education ; v. 7
Debating issues in American education ; v. 7.
Note "A SAGE Reference Publication."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Should school governance be shifted from local school boards to the additional and direct control of elected political leaders? -- Do teachers' and other employees' unions reduce the ability of principals and superintendents to run and reform schools? -- Has the increased role of the federal government in the governance of schools through various initiatives, such as No Child Left Behind, improved public education? -- Should the role of the judicial branch of government be reduced in the governance of public education? -- Should school leaders have the primary responsibility for lowering the achievement gap for minority students? -- Are school administrators being prepared to adequately address gender issues? -- Are school boards necessary in today's public schools? -- Do charter schools improve governance within the public education system? -- Will giving school administrators more control over the structure and policies that govern high schools lead to improvements in the education offered to students? -- Have allowing and encouraging private corporations to participate in public education positively affected school governance? -- Has the increased emphasis on parent involvement hindered the ability of administrators to lead public schools and districts?
Will an increased focus on the market economy and global competition in K-12 public education prepare students to succeed economically? -- Will declining faith in public education lead to the appointment of more school leaders who lack a professional educational background? -- Should the K-12 school organizational structure for public education in the United States be dramatically altered?
Summary Provides views on multiple sides of curriculum and instruction issues in America's schools and offers more in-depth resources for further exploration. Explores such varied issues as decentralization, federal roles in standards and assessment, parent involvement, and top-down vs. bottom-up decision making.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Language English.
Subject School management and organization -- United States.
School management and organization.
United States.
Education and state -- United States.
Education and state.
Educational leadership -- United States.
Educational leadership.
School boards -- United States.
School boards.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electonic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Hunter, Richard C. (Professor of educational administration), editor.
Brown, Frank, 1935- editor.
Donahoo, Saran, editor.
Other Form: Print version: School governance. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©2012 9781412987653 (DLC) 2011027017 (OCoLC)733232902
ISBN 9781452266589 (electronic book)
1452266581 (electronic book)
9781452218342 (electronic book)
145221834X (electronic book)
9781412987653 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
1412987652 (cloth ; alkaline paper)