1st Edition

Professionals and Policy Management Strategy in a Competitive World

By Mike Bottery Copyright 1998
    192 Pages
    by Routledge

    192 Pages
    by Routledge

    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.

    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;

    Biography

    Authored by Bottery, Mike