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
LEONARDCHAFFEE, DONALD J.McCARTY, HARRYRANDLES, FRANCIS M.TRUSTY
The State University of New York at Buffalo, Cornell University, The University
of Rochester, and Syracuse University joined forces with Ford Foundation support
to provide a summer experience for administrative interns. The program's central
focus was the development of educational leaders. Interns from each of the four
universities were brought to Cornell University. Interns and professors from
e... hiện toàn bộ
WILLIAM D.GREENFIELD, CATHERINEMARSHALL, DONALD B.REED
This report examines the function of experience in the role of vice‐principal as
preparation for the school principalship, proposing that a dysfunctional
socialization outcome of this career entry pattern is the development of a role
orientation that emphasizes managing rather than leading the school. The authors
differentiate these two dimensions of the administrative role by suggesting that
the ... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to, first, establish the interdependency
between the successful achievement of organisational change and the attainment
of values alignment within an organisation's culture and then, second, to
describe an effective means for attaining such values
alignment.Design/methodology/approachLiterature from the fields of
organisational change, organisational culture, ph... hiện toàn bộ
Persistent concern for equal opportunities in higher education and the
significant decline of Universities' enrolment across Canada in the late 1970's
increasingly prompted researchers to focus upon a growing group of high school
students who were undecided whether they should proceed with further studies or
whether they should join the labour market. Data for the present study were
obtained from ... hiện toàn bộ