'An eminently readable and engaging book ... I hope that the text reaches the policy makers, practitioners, researchers and professional developers for whom it provides a valuable resource.' - Zoe Parker, Kingston University

'This is an eminently readable and engaging book ... I hope that the text reaches the policy makers, practitioners, researchers and professional developers for whom it provides a valuable resource.' - Management in Education, Vol 11, No. 4, Sept/Oct 1997

Clive Dimmock is Associate Professor of Education at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Senior Lecturer in Educational Management and Administration at the University of Western Australia.,
Tom O'Donoghue is Senior Lecturer in Curriculum Theory at the University of Western Australia.