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Marsh, Alan J. – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2017
This study explores the funding variations by English local authorities (LAs) in January 2014 for pupils with special educational needs and disability (SEND). Two quintile groups (n = 30) are used for comparing LAs with low and high levels of statements and case studies are presented to further explore the allocations. The research findings…
Descriptors: Funding Formulas, Special Needs Students, Disabilities, Resource Allocation
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Abbott, Ian; Middlewood, David; Robinson, Sue – Management in Education, 2015
This article draws on data collected from a series of semi-structured interviews with headteachers and other stakeholders on the use of the Pupil Premium in Ofsted-rated outstanding schools. It has a focus on the significance of fundamental principles in determining how effective use is made of additional resources. In particular, the importance…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Semi Structured Interviews, Principals, Administrative Principles
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Kyvik, Svein – Higher Education Management and Policy, 2009
The purpose of this article is to explore how time resources for research are allocated among academic staff members in institutions where research qualifications differ much between individuals. Norwegian university colleges are used as a case. These resources, which can be regarded as scarce goods, are of two kinds: the share of working hours…
Descriptors: Resource Allocation, Time Management, College Faculty, Research
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Shaw, K. E. – Educational Management and Administration, 1983
A discussion of the usefulness of reasoning, as compared to experience, in three levels of decision making in school management informs this critique of the state of educational management theory and research. (MJL)
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Decision Making, Educational Administration, Educational Planning
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Sewart, David – Open Learning, 1993
Discusses student support systems in distance education based on experiences at the Open University (United Kingdom). Topics addressed include distance education versus traditional education; changes in the learning process; management theory; student support as a service industry; course production; resource allocation; and decision-making…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Conventional Instruction, Decision Making, Distance Education
Rabey, Gordon P. – 1979
This guide, which is intended for new supervisors and managers to use in an independent study setting, deals with the key points of effective management. The following topics are discussed in the individual sections: understanding what a manager is and why managers are appointed; setting objectives and achieving results; planning and controlling…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Budgeting, Communication Skills, Decision Making
Warner, David, Ed.; Palfreyman, David, Ed. – 1996
This book presents the views of 15 individual authors on the principles of management in higher education from a British perspective. Preliminary material includes brief biographical sketches of each contributing author and a list of selected abbreviations. Individual chapters are: (1) "Setting the Scene" (David Palfreyman and David…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrative Principles, Collegiality, Cultural Context