School Autonomy Reform and Social Justice in Australian Public Education [Paperback]

This book explores the social justice implications of school autonomy reform within the context of public education in Australia.?An essential read for researchers and policymakers worldwide, it provides insight into how education systems can better support public schools to mobilise their autonomy in socially just ways.

This book provides a comprehensive and nuanced account of the realities of leading Australian schools today under autonomy reforms. The social justice lens within this book provides an important and often overlooked perspective on issues of equity affecting students, communities, and educators. This book, while focused on Australia, is an important resource for educators and researchers worldwide who are interested in global issues of school autonomy, social justice, and equity in education.

-?Amanda McKay,?Griffith University, Australia

1. Introduction: School autonomy reform and social justice in Australian public education 2. School autonomy reform in Australia: A policy history 3. School autonomy, marketisation and social justice: The plight of principals and schools 4. Its like were in two different schools: Contrasting stories of teacher and leader autonomy within a distributed approach to leadership 5. Teacher professional autonomy in an atypical government school: Matters of relationality and context 6. Competition, enterprising leadership and the effect on schools 7. Educational leadership and the contradictions of care in performative education systems 8. Does distance trump autonomy?: A case study of school autonomy in a mining town 9. Devolving labour relations, work conditions and employment standards: A focus on school services staff 10. Election or selection? School autonomy reform, governance and the politics of school councils 11. The systlã)