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Download full textMania-Singer, Jackie – Administrative Issues Journal: Connecting Education, Practice, and Research, 2017
This qualitative case study used General Systems Theory and social network analysis to explore the relationships between the members of a district central office and principals of elementary schools within an urban school district in the Midwest. Findings revealed sparse relationships between members of the district central office and principals,…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, School Districts, Central Office Administrators, School Administration
Direct linkSnow, Jennifer; Dismuke, Sherry; Zenkert, A. J.; Loffer, Carolyn – Teacher Educator, 2017
Teacher educators at one institution of higher education collaborated to reculture systems for a focus on continuous improvement even within mounting accountability pressures. A framework of social network theory allowed for themes to develop around layered interactions of faculty, processes, and professional capital. Findings focused on people,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Improvement, Social Networks, Teacher Collaboration
Levin, Barbara B.; Schrum, Lynne – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2013
This paper offers lessons learned about what it takes to successfully leverage technology for school improvement based on a cross-case analysis of eight award-winning secondary schools/districts around the United States. The researchers analyzed data from 150 interviews, 30 focus groups, and more than 300 hours of observation in 150 classrooms,…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Improvement, Secondary Schools
