Chapman, Christopher and Salokangas, Maija
(2012)
Independent state-funded schools: some
reflections on recent developments.
School Leadership and Management, 32 (5).
pp. 473-486.
ISSN 1363-2434
Abstract
Educational systems around the world are experimenting with new forms of
schooling. One example is the emergence of independent state-funded schools
(ISFSs). In the USA these have taken the form of Charter Schools. In Sweden
chains of Free Schools have been established and in England Academies and most
recently Free Schools have been placed at the centre of government reforms. This
article offers clarity of definition relating to ISFSs and chains of ISFSs and charts
some of the features of these recent developments, highlighting a shift in emphasis
of improvement efforts from individual schools to collaborative chains and
federations. In conclusion this article argues that ISFSs are supporting a shift
from Individualised school improvement to a collaborative form of Federal
improvement, but within the current arrangements they are unlikely to be able to
support broader systemic improvement efforts unless attention is paid to both
structural and cultural change.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
academies; charter schools; free schools; governance; school choice; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Education |
| Item ID: |
12835 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2012.731329 |
| Depositing User: |
Maija Salokangas
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| Date Deposited: |
30 Apr 2020 11:26 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
School Leadership and Management |
| Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
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| Use Licence: |
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