Cover Page -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- The authors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. The significance of finance, resources and stakeholders in education -- Introduction -- Financial and resource management -- Managing stakeholders -- Self-management -- 2. A UK perspective of self-management -- Introduction -- The nature of 'self-management' in schools in England and Wales -- Local management of schools (LMS) -- Fair funding -- Other sources of state school funding -- Schools in Scotland -- Independent schools and the involvement of the private sector -- Incorporated further education colleges -- 3. Financial management in schools and colleges: theoretical perspectives -- Introduction -- The resource management cycle -- Financial and real resources -- Effectiveness and efficiency -- Budgeting within educational organisations -- Costing in educational organisations -- Models of financial decision-making -- The economic realities of education -- 4. Delegated financial and resource management -- Introduction -- Managing the delegated budget -- Managing the staffing resource -- Management of accommodation -- Management of learning resources -- 5. Managing external relationships: theoretical perspectives -- Introduction -- The increasing influence of stakeholders upon schools and colleges -- Schools and colleges as 'open' organisations -- Schools and colleges as 'accountable' organisations -- Marketing and external relations -- 6. Managing relationships with stakeholders -- Introduction -- The nature and purpose of relationships with different stakeholder groups -- Customer relationships -- Competition and collaboration among educational establishments -- Managing relations with the local community -- Education and the state -- 7. Working with governing bodies -- The nature of 'governance' -- What is a governing body?.

Models of governing bodies -- The membership of a governing body -- Roles and responsibilities of governing bodies -- The role of FE college governors - the effect of incorporation -- Governor training -- Conclusions: issues for management -- 8. Conclusions: a final word on accountability -- Appendix: Self-management in education - vignettes from around the world -- References -- Author index.