Schools as Knowledge Work Organizations: Perspectives and Implications from the New Management Literature.

Whitford, Betty Lou; Hovda, Ric A.

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Publication Date: 1986

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Schools as Knowledge Work Organizations: Perspectives and Implications from the New Management Literature

Whitford, Betty Lou; Hovda, Ric A.

Urban Review, v18 n1 p52-70 1986

The image of school as a knowledge work organization provides guidance for improvement efforts which use suggestions from new management literature. A systemic reform should be based on the following: (1) professionalization of teaching; (2) integration of theory, research, and practice; and (3) transformational leadership. (Author/PS)

Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Evaluation Utilization, Management by Objectives, Organizational Development, Participative Decision Making, Professional Recognition, School Effectiveness, Teacher Education Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Special issue on school reform