The Impact of Centralization on Local School District Governance in Canada

Autor/inn/en	Galway, Gerald; Sheppard, Bruce; Wiens, John; Brown, Jean
Titel	The Impact of Centralization on Local School District Governance in Canada
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, (2013) 145, (34 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1207-7798
Schlagwörter	Governance; Centralization; School District Autonomy; School Districts; Foreign Countries; Policy Analysis; Educational Administration; Focus Groups; Trustees; Superintendents; Conflict of Interest; State School District Relationship; Effective Schools Research; Accountability; Institutional Characteristics; Governing Boards; Board of Education Role; Advocacy; Government Role; Leadership Styles; Politics of Education; Educational Practices; Qualitative Research; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Centralisation; Zentralisierung; School district; School districts; Autonomy; School autonomy; Schulautonomie; Schulbezirk; Ausland; Politikfeldanalyse; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Treuhandanstalt; Schulrat; Interessenkonflikt; Staatliches Schulamt; Schulforschung; Verantwortung; Governing body; Governing bodies; Leitungsgremium; Sozialanwaltschaft; Führungsstil; Bildungspraxis; Qualitative Forschung; Kanada
Abstract	Across Canada there have been numerous recent examples of incidents where the political and ideological interests of provincial governments have run counter to the mandates of school districts. In this pan-Canadian study, focus groups were conducted with school board trustees and school district superintendents to examine the relationships between districts and provincial governments. Preliminary data suggest that the significance of the school district apparatus in Canada has diminished as provincial governments have enacted an aggressive centralization agenda. We theorize that in a politicized environment, the values, reward systems, and accountabilities against which school board superintendents and trustees operate are likely to differ substantively from those of politicians and bureaucrats, thereby creating a policy environment that is antagonistic to local governance. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada. Tel: 204-474-9004; Fax: 204-474-7564; e-mail: cjeapadm@cc.umanitoba.ca; Web site: http://www.umanitoba.ca/publications/cjeap
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10