The 1989 transformation of educational administration in New Zealand emphasised a 'new' accountability framework. The aim of the 'new' accountability was to demonstrate that educational investments yielded educational payoffs; including that educational institutions provide evidence of their...

This paper examines the intent and consequences of 'new' accounting (the 'New Public Financial Management') (NPFM) procedures invoked to facilitate a macro-micro interface within the context of the significant administrative reform of the New Zealand (NZ) state education system. The 1989...

Purpose – Change in the New Zealand state education system during the 1980s brought about a transfer of responsibility for school financial management from the centre to the school level. The purpose of this paper is to report an investigation of how aspects of this devolved responsibility...