Solvason, Carla (2005) Investigating Specialist School Ethos…Or Do You Mean Culture? Educational Studies, 31 (1). pp. 85-95. ISSN Print: 0305-5698 Online: 1465-8400
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Abstract
This paper explores the concept of ethos as a facet of the government’s rapidly growing initiative of the ‘specialist school’. Schools accepted on to the scheme are expected to create a new identity, or ethos: but what exactly is meant by that rather nebulous term? And, in reality, is something as all‐consuming as a school ethos, or culture, something that a school can readily conjure up? This discussion, one facet of the author’s case study of a Specialist Sports College, explores the concept of school cultures, but also gives consideration to areas such as conflicting and ‘toxic’ cultures, and to the possibility that changing a school’s culture can have negative as well as positive effects.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Staff and students at the University of Worcester can access the full-text of this article via the Official URL. External users should check availability with their local library or Interlibrary Requests Service. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | collaboration, culture, ethos, specialist schools |
| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) |
| Divisions: | Academic Departments > Institute of Education |
| ID Code: | 2029 |
| Deposited By: | Carla Solvason |
| Deposited On: | 06 Nov 2012 09:50 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Nov 2012 09:50 |
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