Managing state education: Devolving Practices.
This chapter, written by Peter Meadmore takes a journey through Australian education history specifically looking at the changing face of the schooling system over time and the process and implication of devolution.
As an introduction to the topic, Meadmore gives a brief overview. He describes of the devolution of power in all state education departments from a centralised bureaucracy to the power being distributed to the actual schools. This shift of power from a central site to a local site of education is said to have important implications on the future of state schooling in Australia.
Meadmore first traces the history of schooling in Australia. He is critical of the central administration organisation and Department of Public Instruction (Education Department) that were needed to facilitate the goal of free and compulsory education. The ideal of universal education was to provide a public good to society - increased literacy and numeracy standards were desired, shared systems of values ensured a society of like-minded citizens, even distribution of government funding and equal distribution of scarce resources regardless of location all were a result of centralised power. This way of schooling Meadmore criticises for being cumbersome and unresponsive to social needs, excluding parents, teachers and principals from making decisions that would benefit real community needs. .
Meadmore moves forward in time to the 1930's - 1950's and talks about the need for change becoming apparent. A report unanimously agreed that the centralised bureaucracy was an impediment to the delivery of a socially responsive system of education. Attempts were made in Queensland and New South Wales to decentralise and distribute power and responsibilities. Each state established regional offices located throughout the state. Power had not been devolved to these offices - resulting in communication taking longer between the head and regional offices and a tighter control from central office.
It was like all referendums to be held later on devolution of Scotland from the UK. ... This referendum was for devolution of power to Scotland. ... The referendum primary goal was to give devolution to Scotland with TAX VARING POWERS 3p on the pound. ... Two question were asked did Scotland want devolution. ... The 1997 welsh referendum for devolution. ...
"English votes for English laws" (The Independent, 2014) Furthermore the same should be established for Wales and Scotland which was the inspiration for the Scottish devolution process. ... In 1979 a referendum on devolution was held and the majority of the Scottish people, 52% voted for a Scottish parliament. ... The Scotland Act was revoked and the legislation to enable Scotland's devolution was overturned. ... In 1989 the Scottish Constitutional Convention again set up a blue print for devolution, but it was not supported by the Conservatives. ... (Scottish.parliament.uk,...
This essay will review chapters two and eight from the text Practicing Education by Meadmore et al, and discuss the concepts of discipline and devolution and the conceptual links between them. This text will then seek to address: how devolution operates as a form of discipline, how devolution works for and against equity, an example of how devolution governs schooling and finally, proposing one strategy for making an aspect of devolution more equitable within primary education. ... The process of devolution has been a gradual one, and therefore due to differing socio-cultural and politica...
Devolution has also changed the location of parliamentary sovereignty. Devolution is the transfer of power from a central government to outer, regional institutions, effectively passing power down from higher authority to lower ones. ... This shows that devolution has led to outer governments gaining more power, but Westminster still has a lot more sovereignty. ... Furthermore, many people argue that this devolution is leading to a form of Quasi-Federalism. ...
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