HC Deb 24 May 1994 vol 244 cc138-9W
Mrs. Gorman

To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list those research projects into(a) local management of schools and (b) grant-maintained

Subject Researcher DFE grant £
Financial Delegation to Schools Coopers and Lybrand Associates 68,277
Local Management of Schools—Guidance Manual and Training Programme Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) 135,000
LMS: Extension to Special Schools: Feasibility Study Touche Ross Management Consultants 40,000
Review of LMS Initiative—Formula Funding Study CIPFA 25,000
Advice to Schools on Service Contracts: LMS Coopers and Lybrand Associates 54,500
LMS: Advice for Small Schools Coopers and Lybrand Associates 55,999
Effectiveness of Schooling and Educational Resource Management University of Birmingham (Professor H. Thomas) 45,927

The following projects have been supported by the Economic and Social Research Council:

Subject Researcher ESRC Grant £
LMS and Provision for Special Educational Needs University of London Institute of Education (Ms J. M. Evans; Ms I. Lunt; Dr. P. E. Young) 73,537
Parental and Institutional Choice: Effects of More Open Enrolment and LMS Open University (Professor R. Glatter; Dr. A. Hibbert) 35,910
Industrial Relations and the Local Management of Schools Keele University (Dr. R. Seifert; Mr. M. Ironside) 43,150
LMS and School Culture: The Perceptions of Teachers, Heads and Chairs of Governors Sheffield University (Mr. D. Shearn; Dr. R. Laughlin; Mrs. P. Broadbent) 9,970
The Effects of the Education Reform Act's Formula Funding on Resource Setting Open University (Ms R. Levacic) 32,400
Opting for Grant-Maintained Status: A Study of Policy Making in Education University of West of England (Dr. J. Fitz; Dr. D. Halpin) 53,071