Teacher working conditions (TWCs) are, in many ways, student learning conditions.
Furthermore, they have also been linked to teacher retention. These connections make …

In different policy circles, Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs) are increasingly perceived as
an innovative policy approach to promote better quality education and provide …

Over recent years, education systems across the globe have experimented with the concept
of the autonomous school. This takes a variety of forms and the schools involved have …

While teacher professionalism remains a contested topic, scholars increasingly
acknowledge the field has entered a “new professionalism” wherein its parameters are …

Although policies aiming to increase school-based autonomy are commonplace, we know
little about how school actors use autonomy to improve organizational performance in varied …

Enrollment in online schools (OS) has increased significantly in recent years. Due to
advancements in technology, OS are able to provide education entirely online to K–12 …

In many cities, charter schools make up an increasing proportion of public schools,
substantially altering education governance. In New Orleans, nearly every public school …

'Public'education systems are among the most obvious achievements of modern societies.
Control relates to aspects of control of schools and school systems beyond simple funding …

Background/Context Studies that compare the achievement benefits of charter public
schools versus traditional public schools (TPSs) yield quite uneven results. The quality and …

This paper takes ecological systems theory as a conceptual basis for defining and
examining the main aspects of 'system leadership'in a large-sized multi-school group, such …