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| Jones, Norah | 1 |
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Peer reviewedJones, Norah – School Leadership & Management, 1999
The primary school headteachers' role has changed considerably since Britain's Education Reform Act (1988). A 2- year study of 12 Welsh principals disclosed key issues: increased managerial responsibility; changing deputy headteacher roles; parental involvement/social-worker emphases; relations with school governors; stress and overload;…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Responsibility, Board Administrator Relationship, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedHellawell, David E. – International Journal of Educational Reform, 1992
Gives a brief historical background of education in England and describes the effects of the Education Reform Act of 1988 to undermine the powers of local education authorities. Cites open enrollment, local management of schools, grant-maintained schools and city technology schools, teacher performance appraisals, and the national curriculum as…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, British National Curriculum, Educational Change
