Monitoring, Managing, or Meddling? Governing Bodies and the Evaluation of School Performance.

Earley, Peter

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Publication Date: 2000

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Monitoring, Managing, or Meddling? Governing Bodies and the Evaluation of School Performance.

Earley, Peter

Educational Management & Administration, v28 n2 p199-210 Apr 2000

Reports initial findings of a small-scale research project investigating how school governing bodies contribute to school improvement. Examines the extent of board members' assumption of responsibility for monitoring and evaluating curriculum and school performance. Discusses possible tensions created by a lay body undertaking educational professionals' activities. (Contains 30 references.) (MLH)

Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Governance, Interviews, Role Perception, School Administration, School Effectiveness

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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