School Autonomy Reform and Social Justice in Australian Publi... - 9781032676630

School Autonomy Reform and Social Justice in Australian Public EducationAuthor(s): Amanda Keddie, Katrina MacDonald, Brad Gobby, Jill Blackmore, Jane Wilkinson, Scott Eacott, Richard Niesche\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032676630, 978-1032676630\nSynopsis\nThis book explores the social justice implications of school autonomy reform within the context of public education in Australia. It is situated within and framed by global concerns about how public schools are navigating their autonomy within increasingly marketised education systems.\n\nDrawing on extensive interviews with stakeholders and five in-depth case study schools, the book calls attention to the ways in which the intentions of school autonomy reform to offer schools more freedom to make their own decisions and manage their own responsibilities have become increasingly contained by the market imperatives of economic efficiency, competition and pub.