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A Perspective on Organizational Cultures and Organizational Belief Structure.
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Conway, James A. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1985
School organizations need to make changes in the organizational culture of schools in order to achieve excellence. An analogy between cognitive systems and organizational belief systems helps to explain the ways that beliefs and values are structured in school organizations. (MLF)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cognitive Structures, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Curriculum and Planning: Visions and Metaphors.
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Macdonald, James B.; Purpel, David E. – Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 1987
Examines alternatives to the technical orientation of the Ralph Tyler rationale of curriculum planning. Emphasizes the fact that the language and processes of curriculum planning are embedded in metaphysical, philosophical, and moral concerns. Advocates using religious metaphors in models of curriculum planning and discusses how planners' values…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Beliefs, Cognitive Structures, Curriculum Development
Ego Development and Managerial Effectiveness: Early Findings from Offering Managers Feedback on Loevinger's Ego Development Measure.
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Merron, Keith; Torbert, William R. – 1983
Since 1980, Loevinger's Sentence Completion Test has been used to explore the relationship between ego development and managerial effectiveness in the context of Boston College's Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program. According to the theory of ego development developed by Loevinger and others, most adults either inhabit one of four…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Behavior, Beliefs