The reorganisation of secondary education in Bath and Southampton
The reorganisation of secondary education in Bath and Southampton
This study investigates the process of decision-making in
secondary reorganisation in two contrasting local authorities. Four principal local
actors are suggested – representatives, administrators, teachers and, on
occasion, Department of Education and Science – who worked through the process
towards a decision on reorganisation. They had an interacting relationship both
with each other and with the local community. The central area of research is
the initiative for the change, the reaction of the local authority to this
initiative, the manner in which the decision was reached and the way local
environmental factors were brought to bear.
Local authority decision-making in general and the role of
the principal actors are examined, but special attention is given to the
position of teachers, the diversity of secondary school systems and the
organised local interests which exist in secondary education. Its development since
1944 is reviewed, emphasis being placed on the central local relationship in
the implementation of policy and changing ideas on comprehensive schools.
The two selected authorities present significant contrasts
in their political systems and processes, their internal committee and Council functions,
and the role of educational administrators in secondary reorganisation. These
contrasts extend to the organisation and role of the teachers, the nature of
the consultative process, and the influence of the wider community. Indeed, a
small group amongst the principal actors progressed from confrontation with
each other to agreement about reorganisation, and the development of consensus
between political opponents on secondary reorganisation is regarded as
fundamental. Each of the principal actors brought a particular authority and
knowledge to the decision-making process.
University of Southampton
White, Philip T
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1974
White, Philip T
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Hill, D.M.
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Mellors, C.
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White, Philip T
(1974)
The reorganisation of secondary education in Bath and Southampton.
University of Southampton, Masters Thesis, 338pp.
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Abstract
This study investigates the process of decision-making in
secondary reorganisation in two contrasting local authorities. Four principal local
actors are suggested – representatives, administrators, teachers and, on
occasion, Department of Education and Science – who worked through the process
towards a decision on reorganisation. They had an interacting relationship both
with each other and with the local community. The central area of research is
the initiative for the change, the reaction of the local authority to this
initiative, the manner in which the decision was reached and the way local
environmental factors were brought to bear.
Local authority decision-making in general and the role of
the principal actors are examined, but special attention is given to the
position of teachers, the diversity of secondary school systems and the
organised local interests which exist in secondary education. Its development since
1944 is reviewed, emphasis being placed on the central local relationship in
the implementation of policy and changing ideas on comprehensive schools.
The two selected authorities present significant contrasts
in their political systems and processes, their internal committee and Council functions,
and the role of educational administrators in secondary reorganisation. These
contrasts extend to the organisation and role of the teachers, the nature of
the consultative process, and the influence of the wider community. Indeed, a
small group amongst the principal actors progressed from confrontation with
each other to agreement about reorganisation, and the development of consensus
between political opponents on secondary reorganisation is regarded as
fundamental. Each of the principal actors brought a particular authority and
knowledge to the decision-making process.
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Published date: 1974
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Author:
Philip T White
Thesis advisor:
D.M. Hill
Thesis advisor:
C. Mellors
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