Busy yet passive: (non-)decision-making in school governing bodies
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DOI: 10.1080/01425692.2016.1158641
Abstract: Abstract School governing bodies in England have considerable powers and duties, and their formal role positions them as decision-makers. This article draws on qualitative research in the governing bodies of four maintained schools. Using deliberative… read more here.
Keywords: decision; busy yet; school governing; yet passive ... See more keywords
Mind that gap! An investigation of gender imbalance on the governing bodies of UK universities
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DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2016.1196352
Abstract: This paper evaluates the factors affecting the representation of females on governing bodies of UK universities. Applying resource dependence and stakeholder theory, the paper argues that it is in the interests of the organisation that… read more here.
Keywords: mind gap; bodies universities; governing bodies; gender imbalance ... See more keywords
The application of a reflective practitioner methodology by clerks to college governing bodies in England: reviewing the benefits for clerks, and also for college governors and college senior staff
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DOI: 10.1080/13596748.2020.1720172
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper considers the application of a professional reflective journal to support the role of the clerk to the college governing body in England. Background detail regarding the role of the ‘clerk to the… read more here.
Keywords: methodology; college; college governing; clerks college ... See more keywords
Governing bodies or managing freedom? Subcultural struggles, national sport systems and the glocalised institutionalisation of parkour
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DOI: 10.1080/19406940.2017.1289235
Abstract: ABSTRACT Whilst being the world’s fastest growing informal sport, parkour is also undergoing a gradual institutionalisation which is shaped differently by each national context’s specific sport system. We investigate this glocalised process by examining the… read more here.
Keywords: parkour; institutionalisation; bodies managing; governing bodies ... See more keywords
The theatricality of accountability: The operation of governing bodies in schools
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DOI: 10.1177/0952076716654208
Abstract: The shift from political leadership to new forms of governance has led to the establishment of locally appointed bodies in many public organizations including schools. From a dramaturgical perspective, this article focuses on the accountability… read more here.
Keywords: theatricality accountability; operation governing; bodies schools; governing bodies ... See more keywords