... ; Tschannen-Moran and Woolfolk Hoy, 2001). Leadership Teacher collaboration Teacher evaluation Staff development School autonomy Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung 01 JG 1004 Following the expansion of school autonomy as part of Germany's new educational governance approach...

...Bushra Rahim Purpose Devolution of fiscal and administrative autonomy to public schools is a global phenomenon now. Various models of school autonomy have been adopted both in developing and developed countries. The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of devolution of fiscal autonomy...

... of empowerment. The findings have implications for educational policy-making, particularly where there is a national focus on increasing school autonomy. Originality/value The findings will contribute to local and international research on teacher empowerment and career development. Career development...

...Toby Greany; Joanne Waterhouse Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyse the development of school autonomy, school leadership and curriculum innovation in England over the past 40 years. It provides a baseline picture for the wider international study on school autonomy...

...Adam Nir; Adi Ben-David; Ronit Bogler; Dan Inbar; Anat Zohar Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze two parallel processes in the Israeli educational system: first, the idea of school autonomy, exploring its origins and its pedagogical implications and effectiveness; and second...

...Paul Newton; Jose da Costa Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on the policy and practice contexts for school autonomy and twenty-first century learning in Canadian provinces. Design/methodology/approach This paper reports on an analysis of policies in Canadian provinces...

...James Ko; Yin Cheong Cheng; Theodore Tai Hoi Lee Purpose The purpose of this paper is to trace the development of school autonomy and accountability and related multiple changes and impacts in key areas of school education in Hong Kong since implementing school-based management (SBM) from 1990s...

... framework. The authors examine how school autonomy should be accompanied by systemic enabling mechanisms, through two case illustrations of whole-school reforms. Findings There are four carryover effects that the authors have observed: structural, socio-cultural, economic and epistemic. Middle managers...

...Toni Saarivirta; Kristiina Kumpulainen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide national information on school autonomy, leadership and student achievements in Finland. Design/methodology/approach The paper is a literature review on Finnish studies focusing on school autonomy...

...Galatia Nicolaidou Solomou; Petros Pashiardis Purpose – Although school autonomy has been a matter of great interest during the last decades and several relevant measures have been implemented toward this end, the relation between school autonomy and school effectiveness has not been examined...

...Yin Cheong Cheng; James Ko; Theodore Tai Hoi Lee Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework for reconceptualising research on school autonomy to redress the limitations of traditional research, strengthen the conceptual links between school autonomy and learning outcomes...

... et al., 2005). Anabel Bach can be contacted at: anabel.bach@fu-berlin.de © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Staff development School autonomy Professional development Organizational management Classroom observation In Germany, staff development has gained...

... patterns of responsiveness. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – The authors investigate, based on a survey among Cypriot school leaders, whether school autonomy needs deregulation, or regulation towards autonomy, respectively. At the time of research the school...

...Tommaso Agasisti; Giuseppe Catalano; Piergiacomo Sibiano Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the difference between formal and real school autonomy in the Italian educational system. The Italian case is characterised by low levels of school autonomy. It is interesting to consider...

... School autonomy School‐based management Evaluation In terms of their organizational and managerial characteristics, there is not, therefore, enough variation between public schools to construct an analysis regarding how these factors influence school performance. Non‐public schools, on the other...