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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Schechter, Chen; Mowafaq, Qadach – International Journal of Educational Management, 2013
Purpose: The notion of organizational learning remains murky and difficult to comprehend, and it is rarely translated into sustained operational structures and processes in school reality. The purpose of this article is to lay out the mystifying concept of organizational learning and, then, to suggest an alternative framework for schools'…
Descriptors: School Administration, Organizational Culture, Learning, Organizational Change
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Schechter, Chen – International Journal of Educational Management, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore leadership trainees' perceptions of determinants of collective learning in school settings and of the principal's role in collective learning. Design/methodology/approach: In total, 24 interviews were conducted with all leadership trainees in a university-based principal preparatory program. Data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cooperative Learning, Principals, Administrator Role
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Schechter, Chen; Asher, Neomi – International Journal of Educational Management, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of the present study is to examine the effect of principals' sense of uncertainty on organizational learning mechanisms (OLMs) in schools. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from 130 school principals (90 women and 40 men) from both Tel-Aviv and Central districts in Israel. After computing the correlation between…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Foreign Countries, Principals, Attitudes
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Schechter, Chen; Tschannen-Moran, Megan – International Journal of Educational Management, 2006
Purpose: This study explores the notion of collective teacher efficacy, a characteristic of schools that has emerged as a significant factor in school productivity. More specifically, this paper examines the construct validity and reliability of the Israeli Collective Teacher Efficacy Scale and explores variables that may influence teachers' sense…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Suburban Schools, Elementary Schools, Self Efficacy
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Schechter, Chen – International Journal of Educational Management, 2005
Purpose--To illuminate the importance of the communal deliberative process, as a form of collective thinking, in overcoming the growing complexities of schoolwork in uncertain and turbulent environments. Design/methodology/approach-- Introduces the notion of deliberation as evolved from Dewey's moral theory, the essential phases and elements of…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Principals, Role, Educational Change
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Schechter, Chen – International Journal of Educational Management, 2004
Facing a turbulent and uncertain period, schools need to cast doubt upon their ongoing practices in order to have a significant impact on their students. However, conditions underlying the school system hinder the teachers' perceived need to doubt, which diminishes a schools' ability to learn and consequently change. In light of these hindering…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Principals, Educational Environment, Administrator Role