Decentralisation and Autonomy

Question 1

Levacic, 2002 domains of decision making

Answer 1

1. Curriculum
2. School organisation (e.g. class sizes)
3. External relations (e.g. unions)
4. Staff
5. financial and resource management

Question 2

Who came up with the idea of the five domains for decision making?

Answer 2

Levacic 2002

Question 3

Who gave the arguments for centralisation and decentralisation?

Answer 3

Hanson 1998

Question 4

Arguments for centralisation (Hanson 1998)

Answer 4

1. improved teaching and learning
2. central placement of human resources
3. policy uniformity
4. equitable financial allocation
5. diffusion of innovation

Question 5

Arguments for decentralisation (Hanson, 1998)

Answer 5

1. Neutralisation of competing centres of power
2. Increased economic development
3. Increased democratisation
4. redistribution of financial responsibility
5. Improved quality
6. Increased management efficiency

Question 6

Autonomy over what? (Sharpe, 1994)

Answer 6

1. Environment variables (marketing)
2. Input variables (staff, students)
3. process variables (curriculum)
4. Structure variables (pattern of provision)

Question 7

Four areas of autonomy - which scholar?

Answer 7

Sharpe, 1994