Organizational communication is the communication within organizations such as nonprofits, companies, and governments. Organizational communication includes different forms like formal, informal, and directional. Organizational communication is different from general communication. General communication is informal and unfollows a set of forms.…

The purpose of the study is to examine the relationship between locus of control, self-confidence, perceived organizational support and organizational silence of teachers working in Anatolian high schools. The research is a study of relational survey model and it aims to determine the explanatory and predictive correlations between the specified…

Schools in the rural context of Limpopo Province, South Africa have a plethora of challenges, which have a negative impact on learner achievement. This paper argues that for schools to triumph over the obstacles, effective school leaders are necessary. Such leaders must define and communicate a clear vision and mission and work with stakeholders…

The main projection of vocational high school graduates is to work. To be able to make graduates ready to work, schools must know what graduates need to enter the world of work so that they can produce graduates who meet customer expectations, which in this case are industry and business players. The application of total quality management as a…

Job satisfaction and organizational trust emerge as just two of the important factors that can lead all institutions to success today. The objective of this research is to analyse, the relationship between job satisfaction and organizational trust of physical education and sports teachers pursuant to some demographic variables. The research group…

Dr. Elizabeth Farley-Ripple, co-Principal Investigator at the Center for Research Use in Education, has addressed two questions as a means of seeking strategies for promoting engagement between research and practice--"How educators connect with research information?" and "How that information moves within schools?" In…

In this study, we conducted in-depth interviews with 29 parents of prospective college students, a target public of university marketing efforts. We explored how university communication influenced parents' attitudes, and reputation perception. The research findings are significant in understanding parents' views on responding to prevalent…

To improve outcomes for students in a high school alternative-education program, Jamel Adkins-Sharif knew he needed tap parents' knowledge and support. Doing this, he says, has required ramping up communication, repurposing parent-engagement events, and being honest about the fluid and often inconclusive nature of working with struggling learners.

Reframing notions of parent involvement (being present in the school building) to parent engagement (viewing multiple constructions of how parents are involved) is the purpose of this paper. The authors highlight the knowledge gained from data collected from a series of family and staff focus groups regarding parent and staff perceptions of…

This study examines Algebra II completion and failure rates for students entering Texas public high schools from 2007/08 through 2014/15. This period spans the time when Texas students, beginning with the 2007/08 grade 9 cohort, were required to take four courses each in English, math (including Algebra II), science, and social studies (called the…

This study analyzed the Science teachers (ST) and non-science teachers' (NST) perceptions of supervisory practices in an autonomous national high school in the Division of Zambales during the School Year 2016-2017 in relations to curriculum and instruction, communication, staff development, evaluation, leadership; and classroom visits. It utilized…

The objective of this research is to reveal the effects of vocational school teachers' perceived organizational trust on organizational silence. For this purpose, at first teachers' perception on sub-dimensions of organizational silence and organizational trust, which are respectively "acquiescent silence," "defensive silence,"…

The purpose of this explanatory sequential mixed methods study was to utilize teacher perceptions to identify best practices for school leaders who seek to transform their school into a "school as community". First, a large urban high school was purposefully selected based on data obtained from the Department of Education. After…

Since 1988, the Southern Regional Education Board's (SREB) "High Schools That Work" ("HSTW") Assessment has been providing high schools and technology centers with information on their progress in improving student achievement as well as school and classroom practices. During even-numbered years, more than 1,000…

While academic interventions can be implemented in any grade, focusing on interventions in high school is critical because it is often a student's last chance to become ready for the academic demands of postsecondary education and careers. States across the country are implementing large-scale initiatives focused on delivering academic…