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Symbolic Leadership Culture and Its Subcultures in One Unified Comprehensive School in Finland
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Tapio Juhani Lahtero; Mika Risku – International Journal of Educational Management, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe a symbolic-interpretative research on the leadership culture and its subcultures in one unified comprehensive school in Finland. Design/methodology/approach: The research is a phenomenological, qualitative case study. Its methodology is based on triangulation. Findings: The leadership culture of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Culture, Educational Environment, School Administration
Collaborative School Turnaround: A Study of the Impact of School Federations on Student Outcomes
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Chapman, Christopher; Muijs, Daniel – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2013
School federations are groups of two or more schools operating under a single governance structure. The study reported in this article compared federations designed to raise performance in low-attaining schools against a matched sample of their non-federated counterparts. The findings are based on quantitative analysis of data collected in…
Descriptors: School Turnaround, Matched Groups, Data Analysis, Effective Schools Research
Instrumental and Expressive Structures in Small Groups: The Stabilization of Injustice in Groups in Organizational Settings.
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Kimberly, James C. – Small Group Behavior, 1986
Reviews Bale's view on relations between instrumental and expressive structures and ensuing work on legitimacy of instrumental structure. Conceptualizes this legitimacy in terms of integration of distribution of members' skills and instrumental structure. Discusses Bale's conception of primary and secondary differentiation and inequality…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Group Structure, Justice, Leadership Styles
Resolving Faculty Conflict: Application of a Psychotherapeutic Model in an Encounter Group Process.
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Herrick, Charlotte; And Others – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1991
Describes an encounter group process using Van Servellen's (1984) systems' model and Yalom's (1985) therapeutic factors as a guide for analysis to resolve conflict among faculty. Presents use of structure, communication, and process components of the model that provided direction for group leaders to analyze small group interactions and select…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Conflict Resolution, Group Activities, Group Dynamics
Leader and Member Behaviors in Three Group Modalities: A Typology.
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Wilbur, Michael P.; And Others – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1981
Proposes a typology promoting a conceptual model that addresses the increased demand for use of group processes, continued effectiveness of leadership training programs, research issues regarding basic group dynamics, and generic models designed for the increased understanding of the myriad of group forms across the group spectrum. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Counseling Techniques, Expectation, Group Behavior
Professionals in Mutual Help Groups: Impact on Social Climate and Members' Behavior.
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Toro, Paul A.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1988
Assessed impact of professional involvement in mutual help groups for mentally ill. Compared social climate and behavioral data on members in groups led by either mental health professional or indigenous group member. Found more formal, psychologically direct approach in professionally led group. Professional involvement appeared to affect both…
Descriptors: Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Group Structure, Health Personnel