Should Communities Be Managing, Governing or Supporting Schools?

A Review Essay on the System Conditions under Which Different Forms of Community Voice Can Improve Student Learning

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
24 March 2023
Document Type:
Working Paper
Theme:
Education
Authors:
Silberstein, J.

Abstract

This paper reviews the different ways that parents and communities can exercise their individual and collective voice within local schools, develops a typology to distinguish between three different forms of voice, and explores the enabling conditions in the wider system that each form of voice requires to improve student learning outcomes.

This research is part of the Research on Improving Systems of Education programme

Citation

Silberstein, J. 2023. Should Communities Be Managing, Governing or Supporting Schools? A Review Essay on the System Conditions under Which Different Forms of Community Voice Can Improve Student Learning. RISE Working Paper Series. 23/141. https://doi.org/10.35489/BSG-RISE-WP_2023/141

Should Communities Be Managing, Governing or Supporting Schools? A Review Essay on the System Conditions under Which Different Forms of Community Voice Can Improve Student Learning

Published 24 March 2023
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