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Preserving the Status Quo from above and Below: A Canadian Case Study of Teaching Masters, 1909-1959
Clausen, Kurt W.; Lemisko, Lynn – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2023
Over the course of the twentieth century, Ontario teacher education underwent substantial transformations in terms of policy, jurisdiction and design, which shifted authority from provincially controlled normal schools to more semi-autonomous teachers' colleges and finally to faculties within university campuses. In looking at these top-level…
Descriptors: Educational History, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Change, Educational Policy
Keddie, Amanda; Holloway, Jessica – School Leadership & Management, 2020
This paper explores issues of social justice in relation to the practice of two principals from two Australian public schools. The stories of these principals are set against a policy backdrop in Australia that has seen renewed emphasis on school autonomy reform, on the one hand, and heightened external accountability and compliance, on the other.…
Descriptors: Institutional Autonomy, School Administration, Centralization, Accountability
National Association of Charter School Authorizers, 2023
Charter school authorizing is a powerful strategy for making excellent public schools and educational opportunities available to all students and communities, especially those who are historically under-resourced. Done well, authorizing increases student achievement by expanding the supply of quality public schools. Because authorizing is a…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Charter Schools, Educational Opportunities, Public Schools
Bérubé, Michael – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2023
Florida's governor and legislature have mounted a multipronged assault on the intellectual autonomy of Florida's public colleges and universities. Florida is not alone, and Governor DeSantis' political success is already a model for other red-state governors to follow. Higher education leaders must find compelling ways to argue that the pursuit of…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Institutional Autonomy, Public Officials, State Policy
Morales, Stephen – Management in Education, 2021
In this opinion piece, the author reflects on some similarities with the National Health Service (NHS) in England, which has a long history of leadership tensions as hospital trusts have tried to wrestle administrative and operational decision-making away from clinicians and consultants.
Descriptors: Barriers, Foreign Countries, Health Services, Hospitals
Doyle, Daniela – National Association of Charter School Authorizers, 2019
The public charter school movement is premised on the exchange of increased autonomy for increased accountability. Individual schools are given more flexibility in their actions, and then must meet agreed-upon benchmarks of quality. If a school fails to fulfill the terms of its charter or achieve its stated goals, it can be closed. However,…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Institutional Autonomy, Public Schools, Accountability
Center for Learner Equity, 2020
Schools across the country are making plans for how to approach education in various combinations of distance and in-person learning for the foreseeable future given the realities of COVID-19. It is vitally important that equity for all students, including those with disabilities, is prioritized and planned for. The Individuals with Disabilities…
Descriptors: Educational Principles, Equal Education, Standards, COVID-19
National Association of Charter School Authorizers, 2018
The "Principles & Standards for Quality Charter School Authorizing," first established in 2004, reflect the lessons learned by experienced authorizers. This foundational resource for National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) has been used to guide authorizing practices across the country and is referenced in state…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Quality, Standards, Institutional Autonomy
New Leaders, 2020
Schools that support teachers and other members of the school community in taking initiative and exercising leadership over their work look and feel different from schools where decision-making and influence are more centralized. A growing body of research, backed by the experience of teachers and school leaders across the country, supports the…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, School Effectiveness, Educational Policy, Instructional Leadership
Kim, Juli; Field, Tim; Hassel, Bryan C. – Public Impact, 2019
Across the United States, a movement to create a new kind of public school--"autonomous district schools"--is giving districts the freedoms charter schools receive. Like charter schools, autonomous district schools are freed from innovation-inhibiting state and district policies, allowing talented educators to make academic and…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Public Schools, Educational Quality, Educational Improvement
Galvin Arribas, J. Manuel – European Journal of Education, 2016
This article analyses moves towards good multilevel governance approaches in Vocational Education and Training (VET) as an effective way to improve VET policy making in transition and developing countries, focusing on the Southern Neighbourhood of the EU (ENPI South). The centralised approaches in public administration and to VET governance still…
Descriptors: Governance, Vocational Education, Decision Making, Educational Policy
National Association of Charter School Authorizers, 2015
Charter school authorizing is a powerful strategy for making excellent public schools and educational opportunities available to all students. Done well, charter authorizing increases student achievement by expanding the supply of quality public schools to satisfy unmet needs--particularly by providing life-changing opportunities for students…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Standards, Institutional Autonomy, Quality Control
National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NJ1), 2012
Charter school authorizing is a powerful strategy for making excellent public schools and educational opportunities available to all students. Done well, charter authorizing increases student achievement by expanding the supply of quality public schools to satisfy unmet needs--particularly by providing life-changing opportunities for students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Opportunities, Charter Schools, Guidance
Pisch, Frank S. – CURRENTS, 2013
Being a good board member is a tough responsibility these days. Boards are under increased scrutiny in the wake of recent events regarding inappropriate oversight. Organizations send board members an ever expanding volume of material to facilitate informed decision-making. There's mounting pressure for governing boards to be strong and effective.…
Descriptors: Governing Boards, Group Membership, Nonprofit Organizations, Role
Steinberg, Paul – RAND Corporation, 2009
Although Qatar University (QU) had been well regarded in the past, its performance had deteriorated by 2003, and the country's leadership was concerned that the university was not meeting Qatar's needs. From 2003 to 2007, the university led a reform process facilitated by RAND and outside experts, which clarified QU's mission and reformed QU's…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Colleges, Change Strategies