School Operations—An Analysis from the Perspective of Administrative and Learning Organizations

Author: Simon / Xu Ling et al. (USA)
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: The authors, with a highly rigorous academic approach, depict the history and current state of American public schools over more than a century. They also use detailed data to illustrate changes in the external environment and internal conditions of public schools, particularly offering insightful perspectives on the school choice movement in the United States and its manifestations. The authors argue that the essence of school choice is to introduce competition among schools through free-market methods. Facing intense competition, public schools must maintain an open mindset, actively adapt to local political and economic environments, and collaborate with their communities to minimize the pressures and constraints brought by external conditions, thereby preserving the core objectives and operational effectiveness of the schools. Only in this way can public schools achieve sustainable and positive development.