Models of teacher satisfaction post‐Herzberg have generally presented two
mutually exclusive domains of teacher satisfaction/dissatisfaction. However, use
of a survey with 2,000 teachers and school executive in England, New Zealand and
Australia has provided evidence for a third domain of teacher
satisfaction/dissatisfaction grounded in the wider environment surrounding the
school, a domain which ... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeA growing body of research connecting the quality of school facilities to
student performance accompanies recent efforts to improve the state of the
educational infrastructure in the USA. Less is known about the mechanisms of
these relationships. This paper seeks to examine the proposition that part of
the explanation may be the mediating influence of school
climate.Design/methodology/appro... hiện toàn bộ
The pupil control ideology (PCI) studies originated at The Pennsylvania State
University under the direction of Professor Donald J. Willower. Describes the
beginning and evolution of the PCI studies and the role of theory in their
development. PCI inquiry is now in its fourth decade and the concept of pupil
control ideology and its measure (PCI form) continue to be useful to researchers
as they an... hiện toàn bộ
Identifies some of the problems occurring in the Guangzhou compulsory education
programme and suggests suitable solutions. Reports on a situation analysis to
determine how the education system works in practice. Describes policies,
personnel and other resources contributing to the system, including
contingencies related to the Chinese context. Suggests that evaluation concepts
and practices can ma... hiện toàn bộ
The relevance to education of Herzberg's “motivation‐hygiene” theory and its
implications for school administrators facing the “perennial problem” of
motivating staff are mentioned. It is suggested that if the school administrator
wishes to attempt to motivate staff by making use of the “satisfiers” and in
line with a synthesising theory of supervision, it might be appropriate for him
to increase ... hiện toàn bộ
Confronts possibilities and problems associated with creating diverse,
multicultural “inclusive” schools. Describes the inclusive school as being less
hierarchical, embracing community, and celebrating diversity. Suggests that the
inclusive school is supported by Sergiovanni’s (1993) concept of community and
Maxwell’s (1994) concept of contiguity‐based solidarity. Demonstrates through
working exam... hiện toàn bộ
The paper sets out to explore the idea that anxiety is an endemic factor in
organizational membership. Harry Stack Sullivan's concept of anxiety as
“threatened self esteem” is accepted. Mention is also made of the relevance of
the work of Eric Berne, of Edward Jones and his colleagues and of the Johari
Window model.
PurposeThe paper aims to provide a theoretically‐based set of skills and
practices that develop organizational members and leaders while building
organizational capacity.Design/methodology/approachThe paper advances four
arguments about learning and leading, drawing on classical and contemporary
scholarship of organizational learning theory to elaborate the intellectual,
ethical, social, and polit... hiện toàn bộ