ABSTRACT
The self-management of schools has been a dominant focus in the 1980s and 1990s. One of the most popular approaches to self-managing schools have been the texts produced by B. J. Caldwell and AJ. M. Spinks. R. J. Braithwaite concentrates upon three areas of decision-making, namely curriculum decision-making, resource allocation and personnel decisions. The Collaborative School Management (CSM) approach was developed by Caldwell and Spinks in Australia and subsequently published in the UK in 1988 and 1992. The model is widely used in many countries including the UK, Canada, New Zealand and Australia although numerous modifications for local contexts have occurred. The CSM approach appears to be very popular with school decision-makers because: the guidelines are clear-cut and practical; and they are directly linked to patterns of work in schools.
