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GOAL DISSENSUS AND EDUCATIONAL CHANGE
THOMAS K. PREBBLEMost theories and strategies of educational change are based on organizational models which assume a high level of goal consensus among organizational members. Current…
THE PROCESS OF CHANGE IN A HIGH SCHOOL
DEIRDRE J. DUNCAN, J.W. PEACHThe research reported in this article involved a structural change in a Canadian High School. The change resulted in the transfer of control over the budget from the school…
ADMINISTRATIVE BEHAVIOR AND SUBORDINATE LOYALTY: AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT
WAYNE K. HOY, C.J. TARTER, PATRICK FORSYTHThe theoretical and practical significance of the concept of subordinate loyalty to immediate superior is developed, and then, an empirical exploration of administration behavior…
DECISION CONGRUENCE AND THE SEX OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
ROSS TELFERIt has been suggested in the literature that the sex of an educational administrator may affect decision‐making. In this study two hundred and ninety‐two respondents in forty‐one…
THE BARRIER BETWEEN BEGINNING AND EXPERIENCED TEACHER
JANET McINTOSH NEWBERRYA field study involving beginning teachers in elementary schools documents a hesitation by beginning teachers to ask for assistance and a hesitation by experienced teachers to…
VARIATIONS IN TEACHERS' VIEWS OF SCHOOL
MICHAEL STANTONThe purpose of the study was to ascertain perceptions, by teachers, of some features of secondary school functioning. Eighty‐nine teachers responded to a question‐schedule dealing…
CULTURE‐CHANGE AND EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION IN MELANESIA: A CONCEPTUAL MODEL
RUSSELL FRANCISPerhaps it is academically improper to base a conceptual model upon personal conviction. This article develops a conceptual terminology for the interaction between educational…
POWER AND PARTICIPATORY DECISION MAKING IN SELECTED ENGLISH SCHOOLS
JAMES A. CONWAYThis study attempted to clarify the relationship of power of school heads and participation of English teachers in school decisions. A deliberate sample of eight schools was drawn…
THE POLITICS OF MODERATION
J.F. McMORROWThis paper presents a case study of the reaction of the Queensland Teachers Union to the moderation proposals of the 1970 Radford Report. After reviewing the events surrounding…
THE LOCUS OF POWER IN GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATION IN NINETEENTH CENTURY WESTERN AUSTRALIA AFTER 1871
LAADAN FLETCHERThis article provides a brief account of the role of district boards of education in Western Australia, especially during the years 1871 to 1895. These boards were modelled on the…
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- Professor Chen Schechter
- Professor Jayson W. Richardson