ERIC Number: EJ802968
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0957-8234
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An Analysis of Enabling School Structure: Theoretical, Empirical, and Research Considerations
Sinden, James E.; Hoy, Wayne K.; Sweetland, Scott R.
Journal of Educational Administration, v42 n4 p462-478 2004
The construct of enabling school structure is empirically analyzed in this qualitative study of high schools. First, the theoretical underpinning of enabling school structure is developed. Then, six high schools, which were determined to have enabling structures in a large quantitative study of Ohio schools, were analyzed in depth using semi-structured interviewing techniques. The inquiry fleshes out the specifics of the performance of principals and teachers in such organizations and describes the dynamics of enabling school structures in terms of their formalization, centralization, and functioning. Finally, the research demonstrates a natural and symbiotic relation between quantitative and qualitative approaches to the study of schools. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: High Schools, Principals, Teachers, Educational Environment, School Culture, Research Methodology, Educational Research, Governance, Participative Decision Making, Power Structure, Administrator Role, Problem Solving, Interpersonal Relationship, Administrator Behavior, Teacher Behavior, Interpersonal Communication
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ohio
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