Chapter 1 Introduction; Part 1 The background to school restructuring; Chapter 2 The context; Part 2 Restructuring in four parts of the world; Chapter 3 Restructuring in England and Wales; Chapter 4 Restructuring in the United States; Chapter 5 Restructuring in Hong Kong; Chapter 6 Restructuring in Australia; Part 3 The impact of restructuring on schools; Chapter 7 Principals' and teachers' reactions to school restructuring; Chapter 8 Restructuring and teachers' understandings of their curriculum work; Chapter 9 School development planning; Chapter 10 School-site professionals and parents; Part 4 The concept of dilemmas; Chapter 11 School principals' dilemmas in restructuring; Chapter 12 Teachers' dilemmas in relation to their curriculum work; Part 5 Conclusion; Chapter 13 Key stakeholders and contemporary educational restructuring;.