Private And Public School Partnerships: Sharing Lessons About Decentralization

by Jean Madsen

Overview

The presentation of a practical model showing how three schools dealt with privatization. This study asks whether privatization is a means of improving education and discusses the issues central to successful privatization including the choices for parents.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750705363
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/29/1996
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1230L (what's this?)

About the Author

Jean Madsen

Table of Contents

Introduction - rationale for privatization; defining the context for privatization; the organizational structure for privatization; the leadership and management of independent school principals; professional community in privatised schools; parent engagement through privatization; student engagement through choice.

Editorial Reviews

Analyzes the experience of three elementary schools during their transition from public to private and decentralized, and how they dealt with some of the challenges they encountered after the change. Highlights how they developed organizational structures that allowed input to all participants, retained parents, allowed teachers more autonomy, and kept the students interested. Emphasizes the importance of adhering to a mission and long- range planning. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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