Robert W. Howard and Jennifer Preisman (2007):
The Bankrupt "Revolution". Running Schools Like Businesses Fails the Test.
Education and Urban Society, Vol. 39, No. 2, 244-263.
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Type of publication:
Tidsskriftsartikkel
Link to publication:
http://eus.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/39/2/244
Number of pages:
21
Language of publication:
Engelsk
Country of publication:
USA
NSD-reference:
2336
This page was last updated:
11/7 2007
Land som er gjenstand for studien:
- USA
Verkemiddel i den konstituerande styringa:
- 1.3 Privatisering/markedsretting
Studieoppdrag:
- Forskning
Studietype:
- Effektstudie/implikasjoner/resultater
Type effekt:
- Kostnadseffektivitet
- Kvalitet og sikkerhetsmessige effektar
Sektor (cofog):
- Barneskular I
- Ungdomsskular I
- Videregående skular I
Summary:
The role of businesses in public schools in the United States has expanded during the era of standards-based reform. This article provides a critical analysis of (a) the argument fundamental to that business influence across the spectrum of involvement; "schools should be run like businesses" and (b) the assertion that "if done so," kids would learn more, parents would be happier, and society would gain immensely." Examined here are the arguments of William G. Ouchi, one of prominent proponents of implementing business management practices in school districts. Ouchi claims to have found exemplary school districts that have, through implementing "seven keys to success," turned themselves around. The authors conclude that neither academic nor financial data from Seattle Public Schools, one of Ouchi’s putative exemplars, support the claim.
Note:
School system, USA