International Journal of Educational Management: Volume 15 Issue 2

Descriptive and normative research on organizational learning: locating the contribution of Argyris and Schön

Viviane M.J. Robinson

The dual purpose of this paper is to locate the contribution of Argyris and Schon to the field of organisational learning, and to discuss aspects of their work which are…

Organizational change, leadership and learning: culture as cognitive process

Gabriele Lakomski

Examines the claim that we need to change the organization’s culture if we want to bring about organizational change. Concerns itself with the mainstream conception of…

Organisational learning: building the future of a school

Brent Davies, Linda Ellison

This article builds on an earlier one which we published in this journal, in which we proposed a new model for school planning. In proposing the new model, we recognised that it…

Building school capacity through professional development: conceptual and empirical considerations

M. Bruce King, Fred M. Newmann

Situates current research on professional development within an organizational perspective. Offers a framework for the study of professional development, and proposes that key…

Leadership and organisational learning in the quest for world class schools

Carol Johnston, Brian Caldwell

Reports on a study in a system of public education that is widely believed to be at the forefront of efforts to create world class schools. The aim of the study, thought to be the…

Shared decision making and core school values: a case study of organizational learning

Robert B. Stevenson

This case study suggests that second‐order changes in structures and relationships do not necessarily result in second‐order changes in teaching and learning. Processes and norms…