Professionals and Policy: Management Strategy in a Competitive World [Hardcover]

By means of case studies in schools and hospitals, this text describes and evaluates the current issues faced by both education and health professionals. It argues that much can be learned by comparing the experiences of the two groups, and suggests ways in which education and health workers can respond positively to the changes of recent years to ensure that essential services are maintained and improved.By means of case studies in schools and hospitals, this outstanding text describes and evaluates the current issues faced by both education and health professionals.Introduction; Chapter 1 The Limiting of Vision; Chapter 2 Local Education Authority and Voluntary Aided Schools  Change and Resistance; Chapter 3 Trust Hospitals  Cultures Apart?; Chapter 4 Grant-maintained Schools  a Brave New World of Education?; Chapter 5 Private Hospitals  Blurring the Edges?; Chapter 6 Independent Schools  Businesses, Idylls or Ideals?; Chapter 7 The Death of the Welfare State; Chapter 8 Beginning a Professional Response; Chapter 9 Redefining the Role of the Professional;US? 1998 Mike Bottery