Education, the community and the administrator
Not offered in 1995
Dr B J Spicer
Clayton
The subject will examine the administrative implications of the involvement of the community in school-based decision making and management. Specific subjects addressed in the program will include the philosophical and socio-political factors underlying the policies of decentralisation and devolution in Australian education; an examination of the effects of decentralisation and devolution on traditional sources of power and authority; an examination of the theory and research on community involvement in educational decision making; relationships between administrators and members of school councils/boards; the tension between `democracy' and `efficiency' in the management of schools; parent participation in schools; an examination of the strategies that may be employed in involving the community in aspects of educational decision making and management, such as policy development and the local selection of principals. The subject will be conducted through lectures, seminars, working groups and presentations. A detailed reading guide will be distributed at the first class of the semester.
Assessment
Three assignments (an issue paper, a literature review and research report)