The Role of the Clerk to the Corporation in Promoting the Legitimate Governance of Further Education and Sixth Form Colleges in England: A Role in the Governance of All Educational Institutions?

Autor/inn/en	Forrest, Colin; Goodall, Janet; Hill, Ron; James, Chris
Titel	The Role of the Clerk to the Corporation in Promoting the Legitimate Governance of Further Education and Sixth Form Colleges in England: A Role in the Governance of All Educational Institutions?
Quelle	In: Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 46 (2018) 1, S.158-174 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1741-1432
DOI	10.1177/1741143216670647
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Governance; Adult Education; National Surveys; Focus Groups; High Schools; College Administration; Clerical Workers; Office Occupations; Staff Role; Questionnaires; Leadership Responsibility; Performance Factors; Occupational Information; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Adult; Adults; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; High school; Oberschule; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Bürohilfskraft; Clerical occupations; Büroberuf; Fragebogen; Leistungsindikator; Berufsinformation
Abstract	In England, further education college and sixth form college governing bodies are required to appoint a clerk to administer and advise on governing procedure and practice. In this article we report research which aimed to understand and theorise about the role and the associated responsibilities. We analysed the relevant literatures, carried out a national survey of clerks and held seven regional focus group meetings. The role in relation to board matters is significant in institutionalising the governing body and thereby promoting legitimate governance. The clerk's practices entail communicating the requirements of second-order governance which frame the everyday actions of first-order governance. The context for the role is potentially highly dynamic and clerks' accountabilities to their boards can be complex. Clerks may have within-college governance responsibilities where their work may be similar to that of a company secretary. These responsibilities can expose clerks to role conflict and complicate accountability relationships, but can also bring benefits to their work with the board. The role, as experienced by clerks, is accorded insufficient status and under-valued, which can affect their authority. We conclude that a role promoting legitimate governance in the English further education sector and in other educational settings is crucial. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01