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School-Nongovernmental Organization Engagement as an Entrepreneurial Venture: A Case Study of Sunlight's Engagement with Israeli Schools
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Yemini, Miri; Sagie, Netta – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2015
Purpose: This study examines the objectives, nature, and perceived outcomes of school-nongovernmental organization (school-NGO) engagements in the Israeli education system, focusing on a single case study of a school-NGO interaction. We aim to characterize the conflicting motivations of each stakeholder involved in the creation and formulation of…
Descriptors: Nongovernmental Organizations, Case Studies, Stakeholders, Interviews
The Alignment of the Informal and Formal Organizational Supports for Reform: Implications for Improving Teaching in Schools
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Penuel, William R.; Riel, Margaret; Joshi, Aasha; Pearlman, Leslie; Kim, Chong Min; Frank, Kenneth A. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2010
Previous qualitative studies show that when the formal organization of a school and patterns of informal interaction are aligned, faculty and leaders in a school are better able to coordinate instructional change. This article combines social network analysis with interview data to analyze how well the formal and informal aspects of a school's…
Descriptors: Organizations (Groups), Social Networks, Network Analysis, Cooperation
The Modern Educational Bureaucracy and the Process of Change
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Hanson, E. Mark – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1975
The pressures for accountability and collective bargaining will formally and forcefully alter the existing informal balance of power relationship between the structures of official law and policy on the one hand and the informal structure of teacher professionalism and colleagueship on the other. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Accountability, Bureaucracy, Collective Bargaining, Educational Change
Bureaucratic Structure in Schools: A Refinement and Synthesis in Measurement.
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Sousa, David A.; Hoy, Wayne K. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1981
Compares two methods of measuring bureaucratic structure, Hall's organizational inventory and the University of Aston (England) approach, and tests them using data from 55 public high schools in New Jersey. Factor analysis reveals four underlying dimensions of school structure, including organizational control, rational specialization, system…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Bureaucracy, Centralization, Factor Analysis
A Study of Teacher Loyalty to the Principal: Rule Administration and Hierarchical Influence of the Principal.
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Johnston, Gladys Styles; Venable, Bernice Proctor – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1986
This study examined the relationship among principals' behavior in administering regulations, their hierarchical influence, and teacher loyalty to principals. A significant relationship was found between rule behavior of secondary principals and teacher loyalty, and hierarchical influence was significantly related to teacher loyalty for both…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership, Power Structure
Rethinking Power in Schools.
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Dunlap, Diane M.; Goldman, Paul – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1991
Understanding facilitative aspects of power is necessary for analyzing processes and outcomes in today's schools. Facilitative, interactive power has become commonplace when no single individual or role commands decision-making control without dependence on expert knowledge and collegial cooperation. Examples include individualized educational…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs, Power Structure, School Organization