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ERIC Number: EJ410206
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Keeping It Alive: Elements of School Culture that Sustain Innovation.
Simpson, Grant W.
Educational Leadership, v47 n8 p34-37 May 1990
Through sharing and collegiality, teacher empowerment, and effective leadership, the principal and staff at DeKeyser Elementary School, in Sterling Heights, Michigan, have created a culture for change. The school's cultural elements include Tuesday meetings, planning sessions, schoolwide themes, cross-age teaching, schematic displays, and "homegrown" student assemblies. (MLH)
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Change Strategies, Collegiality, Cooperation, Elementary Education, Innovation, Leadership Effectiveness, School Culture, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Teacher Empowerment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Michigan (Sterling Heights)