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A comparison of the governing of primary and secondary schools in England
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James, Chris, Connolly, Michael, Brammer, Stephen, Fertig, Mike, James, Jane and Jones, Jeff (2014) A comparison of the governing of primary and secondary schools in England. School Leadership & Management, Volume 34 (Number 2). pp. 104-119. doi:10.1080/13632434.2013.849680 ISSN 1363-2434.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2013.849680
Abstract
In England, governing bodies continue to be responsible for the conduct of publicly funded schools. This article compares the governing of publicly funded primary schools (for 5–11 year olds) and secondary schools (for 11–18 year olds). The research analysed policy documents and the governing of 16 primary and 14 secondary schools. The main governance mode for both primary schools and secondary schools is hierarchical and similar in nature, and the governing bodies of primary and secondary schools use broadly similar governing instruments. However, they differ in significant ways. In primary schools, governing is smaller in scale and less complex. Primary school governing is closer to the school and children, and the images held by governors of the system to be governed are better developed in primary schools. Functional knowledge was more useful in primary school governing, and the use of informal meetings as instruments of governance was more widespread in primary school governing. The findings and their implications need to be taken into account in the analysis of and policy making for school governing.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | School Leadership & Management | ||||
| Publisher: | Routledge | ||||
| ISSN: | 1363-2434 | ||||
| Official Date: | 25 November 2014 | ||||
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| Volume: | Volume 34 | ||||
| Number: | Number 2 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 104-119 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/13632434.2013.849680 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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