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Stringfield, Sam; Reynolds, David; Schaffer, Eugene – Teachers College Record, 2016
This chapter presents data from a 15-year, mixed-methods school improvement effort. The High Reliability Schools (HRS) reform made use of previous research on school effects and on High Reliability Organizations (HROs). HROs are organizations in various parts of our cultures that are required to operate successfully "the first time, every…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Success, School Effectiveness, Sustainability
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Scribner, Samantha M. Paredes; Crow, Gary M.; Lopez, Gerardo R.; Murtadha, Khaula – Journal of School Leadership, 2011
The notion of "success" is narrowly defined and appropriated within an educational context. Typically limited to objective measures of organizational productivity, effectiveness, and efficiency, "successful" principal practices, we argue, engender action and attention to a broader array of issues and interrelationships. In this study, we conducted…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Instructional Leadership, Superintendents, Principals
Agosta, John M.; Howard, Anne – 1986
The report describes activities and findings of an 18-month project which surveyed day and other non-residential services provided to persons with mental retardation in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. An introductory section describes project purposes, followed by a description of project methods (sampling plan, questionnaire development,…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Adults, Agency Role, Community Involvement