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Systems of Education Governance and Cultures of Justice in Ireland, Scotland and Pakistan

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This chapter compares the issue of cultures of justice in the systems of education governance in three education systems: Ireland, Scotland and Pakistan. The focus for the comparison are the current policies which shape the regulation of education. These policies were reviewed to identify key issues relating to social justice and equality, decision-making and accountability. From the analysis of each system, three central issues were identified: firstly, the improvement of a state education system; secondly, the degree of decentralisation and centralisation in governance structures and thirdly, the expectations placed on school leaders. The chapter concludes by discussing the tensions between the drive for system improvement and opportunities for school leaders to build strategies to address issues of inequality in schools.

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  1. Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland

    Fiona King

  2. University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

    Christine Forde & Jamila Razzaq

  3. Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

    Deirdre Torrance

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    Pamela S. Angelle

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    Deirdre Torrance

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King, F., Forde, C., Razzaq, J., Torrance, D. (2019). Systems of Education Governance and Cultures of Justice in Ireland, Scotland and Pakistan. In: Angelle, P., Torrance, D. (eds) Cultures of Social Justice Leadership. Intercultural Studies in Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10874-8_4

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