UNSPECIFIED (1996) Primary schools and opting out: Some policy implications. BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES, 44 (3). pp. 246-259. ISSN 0007-1005

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Abstract

Significant differences in perceptions between teachers in primary and secondary grant-maintained schools are reported and analysed. Parents were more frequently involved in promoting opting-out in primary schools, primary teachers had more favourable attitudes to the grant-maintained school policy and, in primary schools, grant-maintained status delivered improvements in classroom conditions, most notably reduced class size and increased para-professional support in classrooms. The finding are discussed in terms of the management of primary schools, of theorising about reputation management in grant-maintained schools, and of the explicit objectives of the grant-maintained policy. It is further suggested that the evidence provided about grant-maintained primary schools could be used to inject new life into a policy faltering in secondary schools.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	L Education
Journal or Publication Title:	BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES
Publisher:	BLACKWELL PUBL LTD
ISSN:	0007-1005
Date:	September 1996
Volume:	44
Number:	3
Number of Pages:	14
Page Range:	pp. 246-259
Publication Status:	Published
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/18435

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