f the respondents, and 70 percent said site-based management is in place in their school.
A good example of why site-based management is needed and why it is more frequently being implemented in schools has been provided by Bostock (1995), who discusses the relevance of site-based management in education for businesses and industries. Specifically, Bostock notes that research indicates that it is at least one of the answers to the failure of the educational system.
In ignoring their primary mission - improving students' academic achievement - public schools have been hovering on the brink of educational bankruptcy for 30 years. In the process, they are seriously undermining America's future work force. Business cannot afford to put its fate in the hands of employees who cannot perform mathematical calculations, write coherent sentences, follow instructions, analyze problems, or utilize increasingly sophisticated technology.
Bostock goes on to note that, upon review of the literature on sit
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