Catherine M Farrell
Biographic Data
| ID | 4128815 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Catherine M Farrell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Catherine M |
| FAMILY NAME | Farrell |
| SIGNATURE | FARRELL C M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Glamorgan Business School, UK |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Reform of Public Services Under New Labour
Governance, Consumers and Citizens
Improving Uk Public Services
Over a number of years in the UK, public service improvement has been at the centre of both Conservative and Labour policy. Keen to make improvements in public services, the current Labour government is pursuing this issue more strongly than any other. This paper examines the concept of improvement and reviews the academic literature which has empirically assessed improvements in a range of public services. Drawn from over 50 studies of improveme…
Governance in the UK Public Sector
Governing boards are a prominent feature of many public sector organizations today. These boards have been modelled on the private sector board of directors. Like company boards, one of their main functions is to provide strategic leadership and policy direction for the organization. The role of managers and chief executives is to implement this. This paper examines the extent of involvement of one public sector board, the school governing body, …
Evaluating stakeholder participation in public services – parents and schools
English One of the most important aspects of recent education reforms in England and Wales is the encouragement of parental participation in schools. Parents were empowered as individual consumers in the education market and also gained management positions on school governing bodies. The recent White Papers in education further develops the parental role and recognises the position of parents as key stakeholders in education. This paper highligh…
Changing Forms of Accountability in Education? A Case Study of LEAs in Wales
Political mechanisms of accountability were marginalized by Conservative government reforms during the 1980s and 1990s which sought a more market‐oriented approach within the public sector in order to enhance ‘consumerism’. In education, parents were given more choice between schools and were provided with more information on school performance. The promotion of market accountability has involved a reduction in the powers of local education autho…
Regional Policy Differences In the UK
This paper is concerned with regional policy differences in the UK. The classification of education in the UK as a concurrent rather than an exceptional policy by Rose (1982) is evaluated in this paper. It is argued that the Rose framework does not distinguish between policy content and policy impact. In failing to distinguish between these elements of policy, Rose and other authors implythat regional policy differences within the UK are minimal.…
Governance in the UK Public Sector
Governing boards are a prominent feature of many public sector organizations today. These boards have been modelled on the private sector board of directors. Like company boards, one of their main functions is to provide strategic leadership and policy direction for the organization. The role of managers and chief executives is to implement this. This paper examines the extent of involvement of one public sector board, the school governing body, …
Evaluating stakeholder participation in public services – parents and schools
English One of the most important aspects of recent education reforms in England and Wales is the encouragement of parental participation in schools. Parents were empowered as individual consumers in the education market and also gained management positions on school governing bodies. The recent White Papers in education further develops the parental role and recognises the position of parents as key stakeholders in education. This paper highligh…
Changing Forms of Accountability in Education? A Case Study of LEAs in Wales
Political mechanisms of accountability were marginalized by Conservative government reforms during the 1980s and 1990s which sought a more market‐oriented approach within the public sector in order to enhance ‘consumerism’. In education, parents were given more choice between schools and were provided with more information on school performance. The promotion of market accountability has involved a reduction in the powers of local education autho…
Regional Policy Differences In the UK
This paper is concerned with regional policy differences in the UK. The classification of education in the UK as a concurrent rather than an exceptional policy by Rose (1982) is evaluated in this paper. It is argued that the Rose framework does not distinguish between policy content and policy impact. In failing to distinguish between these elements of policy, Rose and other authors implythat regional policy differences within the UK are minimal.…
Regional Policy Differences In the UK
This paper is concerned with regional policy differences in the UK. The classification of education in the UK as a concurrent rather than an exceptional policy by Rose (1982) is evaluated in this paper. It is argued that the Rose framework does not distinguish between policy content and policy impact. In failing to distinguish between these elements of policy, Rose and other authors implythat regional policy differences within the UK are minimal.…
Changing Forms of Accountability in Education? A Case Study of LEAs in Wales
Political mechanisms of accountability were marginalized by Conservative government reforms during the 1980s and 1990s which sought a more market‐oriented approach within the public sector in order to enhance ‘consumerism’. In education, parents were given more choice between schools and were provided with more information on school performance. The promotion of market accountability has involved a reduction in the powers of local education autho…
Evaluating stakeholder participation in public services – parents and schools
English One of the most important aspects of recent education reforms in England and Wales is the encouragement of parental participation in schools. Parents were empowered as individual consumers in the education market and also gained management positions on school governing bodies. The recent White Papers in education further develops the parental role and recognises the position of parents as key stakeholders in education. This paper highligh…
Governance in the UK Public Sector
Governing boards are a prominent feature of many public sector organizations today. These boards have been modelled on the private sector board of directors. Like company boards, one of their main functions is to provide strategic leadership and policy direction for the organization. The role of managers and chief executives is to implement this. This paper examines the extent of involvement of one public sector board, the school governing body, …
Improving Uk Public Services
Over a number of years in the UK, public service improvement has been at the centre of both Conservative and Labour policy. Keen to make improvements in public services, the current Labour government is pursuing this issue more strongly than any other. This paper examines the concept of improvement and reviews the academic literature which has empirically assessed improvements in a range of public services. Drawn from over 50 studies of improveme…
The Reform of Public Services Under New Labour
Governance, Consumers and Citizens
Political science (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Business (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Public Administration (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Public Policy and Administration Research (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)