Table 1

How the self-governing schools model/ intrapreneurships changed over time and the editing rules used in translations of the model in West municipality

WestFocus of the self-governing schools model/intrapreneurshipsEditing
2007–2008The model, at this point called self-governing schools, is an “alternative form of organizing” and fits well with the municipal tradition of encouraging competition and private ownership. Similar to earlier management concepts used, such as “result-units” back in the 1990s and early 2000s (Politicians and public officials)
The model is similar to an earlier project that took place at our school in the mid-1990s with the aim of creating a more self-governing school with the ambition of increased influence for citizens (Employees at the School)
The model is in line with the ongoing public debate on entrepreneurship and innovation in the public sector (Politicians, public officials)
The model is edited into something familiar to the local context by making associations with the past (context)









The model is edited in accordance with a public debate on privatization and entrepreneurship within the public sector (logic)
2009–2010The self-governing schools model mirrors the national preparatory work for the new education act (enacted in 2011) and it’s proposition on introducing self-governing schools within the public sector (Politicians, public officials)The model is edited according to preparatory work for a new law (logic)
2011–2014The model or concept of self-governing schools constitutes a reorganization of how education is administered as a whole, with the aim of creating more autonomy for all principals within the municipality. The absence of the expected paragraph on self-governing units in the new education act made us reconsider (Politicians, public officials)
The self-governing schools model no longer exists. The model is an alternative to the bureaucracy and inflexibility that characterizes the municipality and this is not the case when it comes to the reorganization (Employees at the schools)
The model is edited in accordance with a new law (logic)





The model is edited in accordance with a public debate on privatization and entrepreneurship within the public sector (logic)
2015–2017The model is now called intrapreneurships (new label). It is the same thing as self-governing schools, but intrapreneurships is a better version. The intrapreneurships model does not include the risks associated with private schools and (as previously used) self-governing schools (Politicians, public officials)
The model is edited in accordance with the municipal tradition of encouraging competition and private ownership. Similar to earlier management concepts used, such as “result-units” back in the 1990s and early 2000s (Politicians and public officials)
The intrapreneurships model is the same thing as the concept of self-governing schools and represents the same form of organizing that characterized the school back in the 1990s (Employees at the school)
The model is not “just” a form of organizing. It is associated with the story of a freedom-fighting principal, a strong leader with big visions, who for decades fought for schools in the municipality to become more autonomous in relation to the local education authority. It is also associated with the reputation of the school in terms of good student results and successful innovation (Employees at the school)
The model is edited according to a public debate on entrepreneurship and innovation, but also the debate concerning risks associated with privatization of schools (logic)



The model is edited into something familiar to the local context through associations with the past (context)


The model is edited into something familiar to the local context (context)


The model is edited to represent stories with a “plot” connecting accounts to one another. Stories of a hero and the reputation of the school as a success (formulation)

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