Managing Change in Small Scottish Primary Schools: Is There a Small School Management Style?.

Wilson, Valerie; McPake, Joanna

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ERIC Number: EJ609559

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Publication Date: 2000

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Managing Change in Small Scottish Primary Schools: Is There a Small School Management Style?

Wilson, Valerie; McPake, Joanna

Educational Management & Administration, v28 n2 p119-32 Apr 2000

Identifies management activities and strategies used by 863 heads of small Scottish schools to implement 4 major national initiatives during the past decade. Headteachers valued teamwork and employed a "plan-implement-review" strategy involving a quick audit, realistic planning for achievable targets, inclusive implementation, and "sign-off." (Contains 29 references.) (MLH)

Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Leadership Styles, Participative Decision Making, Principals, School Administration, Small Schools, Teamwork

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Scotland)

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