TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards decentralized management in United Arab Emirate (UAE) schools
AU - Al-Taneiji, Shaikah
AU - McLeod, Lorraine
N1 - Funding Information:
The decentralization of authority from a centralized education system (such as a Ministry of Education) to regional or local government offices or to schools has been implemented in a number of countries around the world since the late 1980s (Gamage & Sooksomchitra, 2004). In line with this trend, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has decided recently to give its schools more financial support and decision-making authority in order to reduce bureaucracy and to encourage school initiatives.
PY - 2008/9
Y1 - 2008/9
N2 - The Ministry of Education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced that changes will be made in the ways in which its schools are managed. At present, most decisions are made centrally by the Ministry of Education, but moves have begun to decentralize some responsibilities and decisions to schools. The success of such reform is likely to be dependent on many complex issues, a major one of which is the willingness of staff members of schools to implement the changes. This study explores perceptions about decentralization that are held by teachers and principals of 6 schools in 1 city in the UAE. The findings will provide valuable assistance for policy-makers, the Ministry of Education, as well as schools and their communities as the decentralization of school management continues to be implemented.
AB - The Ministry of Education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced that changes will be made in the ways in which its schools are managed. At present, most decisions are made centrally by the Ministry of Education, but moves have begun to decentralize some responsibilities and decisions to schools. The success of such reform is likely to be dependent on many complex issues, a major one of which is the willingness of staff members of schools to implement the changes. This study explores perceptions about decentralization that are held by teachers and principals of 6 schools in 1 city in the UAE. The findings will provide valuable assistance for policy-makers, the Ministry of Education, as well as schools and their communities as the decentralization of school management continues to be implemented.
KW - Education decentralization
KW - School administration
KW - School management
KW - School reform
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U2 - 10.1080/09243450802246384
DO - 10.1080/09243450802246384
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:51749084589
SN - 0924-3453
VL - 19
SP - 275
EP - 291
JO - School Effectiveness and School Improvement
JF - School Effectiveness and School Improvement
IS - 3
ER -