The Reality of School Development Planning in the Effective Primary School: Technicist or Guiding Plan?.

Bennett, Nigel; Crawford, Megan; Levacic, Rosalind; Glover, Derek; Early, Peter

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ERIC Number: EJ614562

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Publication Date: 2000

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The Reality of School Development Planning in the Effective Primary School: Technicist or Guiding Plan?

Bennett, Nigel; Crawford, Megan; Levacic, Rosalind; Glover, Derek; Early, Peter

School Leadership & Management, v20 n3 p333-51 Aug 2000

Examines whether the technicist-rational approach to school development planning, advocated in England's Office for Standards in Education guidelines, is appropriate for primary schools, based on case studies of nine schools. School staff remain unconvinced that technicist-rational planning is key to implementing change. (Contains 39 references.) (MLH)

Descriptors: Educational Planning, Efficiency, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Guidelines, Program Implementation, School Effectiveness, Strategic Planning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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