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Governance and Accountability: A Role for Social Accounts in the Sustainable School

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  • Jane Gibbon
  • John Fenwick
  • Janice McMillan

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Alongside formal systems of governance in secondary education there are important informal relationships of accountability among key stakeholders, organized around voluntary obligation in the public interest. Developing these accountabilities enhances sustainability. This article argues that social accounting, when firmly rooted in the values of the school community, can be a valuable tool in developing accountability and a practical means of enhancing sustainability.

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  • Jane Gibbon & John Fenwick & Janice McMillan, 2008. "Governance and Accountability: A Role for Social Accounts in the Sustainable School," Public Money & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(6), pages 353-360, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pubmmg:v:28:y:2008:i:6:p:353-360
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9302.2008.00669.x
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