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Peddell, Lewes; Lynch, David; Waters, Richard; Boyd, Wendy; Willis, Royce – IAFOR Journal of Education, 2020
Education systems across the globe have enacted national testing regimes to monitor and report student achievement progress as an outcome of teaching performance. This paper reports on an investigation of strategies that Principals of high achieving schools use to achieve school results, based on NAPLAN reports (the National Assessment Program in…
Descriptors: Principals, School Administration, School Effectiveness, Educational Improvement
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Lougheed, Patrick; Pidgeon, Michelle – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2016
In Canada, only 44% of members of academic governance bodies at universities feel that their boards are effective decision-making bodies (Jones, Shanahan, & Goyan, 2004). In this study, we examined the views of senators at a British Columbia university regarding their senate's effectiveness in decision-making, including structures, processes,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Governance, College Administration, Leadership Effectiveness
Knoster, Kevin C. – North Central Comprehensive Center, 2016
The North Central Comprehensive Center team at McREL International conducted an analysis of current literature regarding student and teacher absenteeism to better conceptualize the problem and highlight successful steps that can be taken to address it. Drawing upon theoretically conceptualized and practically applied strategies for resolving…
Descriptors: Attendance, Teacher Attendance, Truancy, Change Strategies
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Moletsane, Relebohile; Juan, Andrea; Prinsloo, Cas; Reddy, Vijay – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2015
Research increasingly points to the negative impacts of teacher absence from school on access to schooling and success in learning in schools, in particular in schools in areas of multiple-deprivation (including rural schools). South African schools are no exception. In this regard, like any other employer, the South African Department of Basic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Leaves of Absence, Rural Schools, School Administration
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Slocum, Timothy A.; Spencer, Trina D.; Detrich, Ronnie – Education and Treatment of Children, 2012
The best available evidence is one of the three critical features of evidence-based practice. Best available evidence is often considered to be synonymous with extremely high standards for research methodology. However, this notion may limit the scope and impact of evidence based practice to those educational decisions on which high quality…
Descriptors: Evidence, Research Methodology, Research Utilization, Theory Practice Relationship
Alt, Albert G. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This case study examined a multi-college community college district in northern California in a primarily rural area, to understand how their practices compared to management best practices designed to improve student success, barriers that may exist in implementing best practices, and how the institution may improve its own practices. The problem…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Decision Making, Success, Academic Achievement
Ennest, Robert – Online Submission, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of Alberta's Principal Quality Practice Standard as a framework for the roles and responsibilities of school principals. Methodology: Three principals participated in the study, and each principal had more than 25 years of teaching and school administration experience. Each principal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Interviews, Administrator Attitudes
Saxton, Amy; Perigo, Mike – Bridgespan Group, 2008
Two years into an aggressive expansion plan, Aspire Public Schools was on track in terms of school openings, but behind on its goals to add a layer of management. The schools were performing well, but the nonprofit's leaders were stretched paper thin and concerned about the organization's ability to perform in the face of more growth. Determined…
Descriptors: Leadership, Public Schools, Sustainability, Capacity Building
Slusher, Tarry G.; Cutting, Guy D. – 1975
This publication is intended to aid practicing educators in reviewing and utilizing current principles of problem-solving and decision-making. The booklet is organized in five short sections that briefly discuss different aspects of organizational problem-solving and outline suggested steps to guide educators in applying problem-solving techniques…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Change Strategies, Decision Making, Educational Administration
Henson, Ramon; Camp, Richaurd – 1976
An annotated bibliography of 40 articles on participative decision making (PDM) published from 1968 through 1975 is presented. The following categories were used in summarizing each article: description, sample, type of study, variables, PDM variables, results and discussion. An introduction to the bibliography discusses some issues related to…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Annotated Bibliographies, Change Strategies, Decision Making
Wolfe, A. E. – 1975
This paper discusses the financial crisis facing public education in the United States today and argues that the most effective response to this crisis is to improve the decision-making skills of educational administrators. Based on a review of the literature on administrative decision-making and organizational change, the author examines several…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Change Strategies, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills
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Kezar, Adrianna – New Directions for Higher Education, 2005
This chapter provides an overview of the literature on organizational learning and the learning organization, sets out key concepts in each area, and reviews the way that organizational learning and the learning organization have been applied within higher education.
Descriptors: Organizational Development, Higher Education, Educational Quality, Models