A Case Study of Democratic Accountability and School Improvement.

Mullen, Carol A.; Graves, Thomas H.

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ERIC Number: EJ621270

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2000

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A Case Study of Democratic Accountability and School Improvement.

Mullen, Carol A.; Graves, Thomas H.

Journal of School Leadership, v10 n6 p478-504 Nov 2000

A case study examined ways to improve schools through democratic accountability, highlighting a principal's strategies to increase staff and student expectations in a low-performing middle school in rural Florida. Results gleaned from interviews and surveys suggest that leaders must build schools' capacity for sustaining achievement. (Contains 32 references.) (MLH)

Descriptors: Accountability, Case Studies, Democratic Values, Educational Improvement, Interviews, Leadership Styles, Low Achievement, Middle Schools, Participative Decision Making, Rural Schools, School Surveys, Teacher Expectations of Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Florida

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