School Governors
Conceptual and practical problems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11951423 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Golby (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 165-172 |
| Publication date | 1992-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Philosophy of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-8249 • E-ISSN: 1467-9752 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9752.1992.tb00278.x |
| OpenAlex | W1981550954 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The new role of school governor poses questions about the proper conduct of these new authorities in regard to the professional work of schools. Schools have unique purposes and for that reason metaphors for their governors’ conduct from commerce and from democratic decision-making have important limitations as well as some strengths. Schools need to account for their use of public funds, but they are not institutions whose main purpose is profit. They need to respect the popular will, but this cannot mean the handover of all professional functions to governors. The distinction between management and governance is considered and it is suggested that the jury might be a more appropriate model for school governors’ activity
Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Sociology · Education and Teacher Training · Educational Methods and Teacher Development · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1994 - 1994 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |