Empowerment in Four Australian Primary Schools: They Don't Really Care.

Bishop, Pamela W.; Mulford, William R.

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Publication Date: 1996

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Empowerment in Four Australian Primary Schools: They Don't Really Care.

Bishop, Pamela W.; Mulford, William R.

International Journal of Educational Reform, v5 n2 p193-204 Apr 1996

Summarizes an ethnographic study examining interactions perceived as empowering in four inner-city primary schools in Victoria, Australia. Teachers wanted interactions between themselves and principals to be characterized by trust, recognition, respect, support, and reliability, but were disheartened by vanishing career and professional development opportunities. (55 references) (MLH)

Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Education, Ethnography, Foreign Countries, Participative Decision Making, Principals, Reduction in Force, School Based Management, Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Empowerment, Trust (Psychology), Urban Schools

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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