The Best Child I Ever Had: Teacher Influence on the Decision Making of Three Urban High School Principals.

Tewel, Kenneth J.

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ERIC Number: EJ372923

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Publication Date: 1988

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The Best Child I Ever Had: Teacher Influence on the Decision Making of Three Urban High School Principals.

Tewel, Kenneth J.

Urban Education, v23 n1 p24-41 Apr 1988

Study of three urban high schools revealed the following: (1) themes dominating principals' attitudes toward teacher involvement in decision making; (2) the influence of teachers on decision making; and (3) the paradox in principals' relations with faculty. Implications for faculty relations and school improvement are discussed. (BJV)

Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Decision Making, Educational Improvement, High Schools, Participative Decision Making, Principals, Psychological Needs, School Organization, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Influence, Urban Schools

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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