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Powell, Brett A.; Gilleland, Diane Suitt; Pearson, L. Carolyn – Journal of Higher Education, 2012
Institutions of higher education are under pressure to be accountable for their expenditures while demonstrating their effectiveness. Through structural equation modeling, a relationship was found between expenditures and the efficiency and effectiveness of an institution, and an optimal expenditure level was found that maximized an institution's…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Efficiency, Benchmarking, Models
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McCharen, Belinda; Song, JiHoon; Martens, Jon – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2011
The primary aim of this research is to identify cultural determinants of organizational learning and knowledge creation practices, which could be the driving factors for the innovation process in school settings (Mulford, 1998; Silins et al., 2002). A conceptual process model for school innovation was developed. In contrast to previous approaches,…
Descriptors: Creativity, Structural Equation Models, Educational Innovation, Educational Strategies
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De Maeyer, Sven; Rymenans, Rita; Van Petegem, Peter; van den Bergh, Huub; Rijlaarsdam, Gert – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2007
School effectiveness research often uses multilevel models in which only direct effects of characteristics of schools on pupil achievement are modelled. Recently, more attention is given to conceptual models that assume indirect and antecedent effects. In this paper, we elaborate on these models and show that the findings from school effectiveness…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 6, Instructional Leadership, School Effectiveness