Research Output

ABSTRACT
Good governance significantly shapes learning's direction and quality across educational platforms. School-Based Management (SBM) is a frequently used decentralized governance approach developed in response to rising expectations for responsibility and productivity. Although SBM encourages regional autonomy and participative decision-making, administrative control is still absolutely essential to guarantee that academic standards are constantly maintained. Based on the philosophical foundation of essentialism, which stresses order, discipline, and mastery of basic academic content, this study investigates, from a critical perspective, the interaction between administrative control and policy application in SBM environments. Although there is a lot of literature on SBM, very little has been written about this crossroads from an essentialist point of view. By investigating how authoritative administrative positions help or hinder the successful execution of policies in line with high educational standards, this study intends to close that gap. The results should help to clarify leadership dynamics in decentralized educational systems and offer guidance for improving academic rigor and policy compliance in schools.