TY - GEN AU - Bray, Mark TI - Making small practical: the organisation and management of Ministries of Education in small states SN - 0-85092-366-2 PB - Commonwealth Secretariat KW - EDUCATION KW - PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION KW - SMALL STATES KW - EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION N2 - Presents and discusses administrative models and experiences of a range of countries. Common features in the economics, political and societies of small states are discussed, together with the framework of public administration and the linkage between bureaucrats and politicians. Examples of the organisation of the Ministries of Education along with comments on their advantages and disadvantages are offered. Management matters including personnel and international linkages are discussed. Experiences and models presented are summarized ER -