... Horizon” reform in Israel 2007 teachers' strike. Design/methodology/approach This study employs a descriptive case study methodology to illustrate the bottom‐up political strategy employed by teachers seeking public support for their opposition to reform. Content analysis of entries and manifestos...

... (democratic equality) purposes of schooling in terms of policy and funding initiatives. In Australia, this shift has been both aided and constrained by the federal structure of the political system. A good part of our discussion is on the Howard Coalition Government in particular, as it was the managerial...

... for delivering the type of education Australia wants for its citizens in the twenty‐first century. Design/methodology/approach The paper provides a general review of the literature, research and opinion associated with the politics, purpose, leadership and potential for change associated with national...

...Alan R. Shoho; Catherine A. Lugg; Alan R. Shoho Purpose This paper aims to discuss how public school administrators with a social justice perspective have an obligation to permeate society beyond their schools and how they might address the perilous politics associated with advocating social...

...C. John Tarter; Wayne K. Hoy An open social systems model is used to frame and test a series of hypotheses. The socioeconomic status of the environment and four internal system elements (structure, individual, culture, politics) of the school are used to explain two sets of school outcomes: student...

.... First, the project unintentionally raised principals’ awareness of the social‐political nature of their work. Second, principals organized into an interest group that cooperated with other community groups. Third, they sought to revitalize their respective communities, beyond their educational...

... compares the evolution of education systems in a pair of territories which have much in common but which also have significant differences. Commonalities include the fact that the two territories are geographically close, are culturally related, have economic similarities, and have similar political...

.... The federalist hypothesis therefore refers to the aims of the dominant political party (PRI) to recover the original spirit of the constitution with claims that the decentralization of education and national life is a step forward in democratizing Mexican political and social institutions (Reyes‐Heroles, 1985, p...