Education Reform: A Managerial Agenda.

Bacharach, Samuel B.; Conley, Sharon C.

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ERIC Number: EJ337507

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Publication Date: 1986

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Education Reform: A Managerial Agenda.

Bacharach, Samuel B.; Conley, Sharon C.

Phi Delta Kappan, v67 n9 p641-45 May 1986

Education reform has wrongly focused on teacher motivation and rewards, when the organizational system itself is at fault. Research shows that effective school management hinges on increased individual discretion and decision-making opportunities for teachers and less controlling behavior by administrators. Ten characteristics of effective organizations are discussed. (15 references) (MLH)

Descriptors: Administrator Role, Cooperation, Educational Administration, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Management Development, Merit Pay, Organizational Effectiveness, Participative Decision Making, School Effectiveness, Teacher Motivation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Audience: Administrators; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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