An Overview of School-Based Management: What Does the Research Say?.

White, Paula A.

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ERIC Number: EJ396494

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Publication Date: 1989

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An Overview of School-Based Management: What Does the Research Say?

White, Paula A.

NASSP Bulletin, v73 n518 p1-8 Sep 1989

Defines school-based management (SBM) as a program adopted by schools or school districts to improve education by increasing school staff autonomy in making building-level decisions. Analyzes SBM's key objectives, benefits, and limitations. Budget, curriculum, and staffing decisions are commonly decentralized under SBM. Staff communication is usually enhanced. Includes 33 references. (MLH)

Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Communication (Thought Transfer), Decentralization, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Autonomy, Objectives, Participative Decision Making, Professional Autonomy, School Based Management

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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