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The Role of Structure and Interaction in Teachers' Decision Making during Allocation Meetings
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Sleenhof, Janneke P. W.; Thurlings, Marieke C. G.; Koopman, Maaike; Beijaard, Douwe – Teaching Education, 2022
This study focuses on teachers' group decision making during Dutch allocation meetings. A previous interview study showed that teachers question the objectivity of decisions due to negative interaction experiences and a lack of structure during these meetings. To characterize the structure and interaction of these meetings, 33 student allocations…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Group Dynamics, Staff Meetings, Foreign Countries
The Meetings Management in the Secondary Schools in Ramtha District, from the Teachers Point of View
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Abu-Shreah, Mohammad; Al-Sharif, Milad – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
The study aimed to identify the reality of meetings management in secondary schools in Ramtha District, from the teachers' point of view, and to reveal the impact of each of (sex, educational qualification, experience) on the reality of the teachers' meetings management assessments, in the secondary schools.The two researchers, in order to achieve…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Staff Meetings, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
A Case Study of the Relationship between School Leadership and Mathematics and Reading Performance of Grade 8 Students
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Omotoso, Christianah B. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The No Child Left Behind federal mandate to improve student achievement in reading and math resulted in several initiatives related to educational leadership. However, these initiatives have yet to improve student achievement. Therefore, the research question focused on how school leaders used Senge's five disciplines of a learning…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Grade 8, Middle School Students
Community Development in the School Workplace
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Brouwer, Patricia; Brekelmans, Mieke; Nieuwenhuis, Loek; Simons, Robert-Jan – International Journal of Educational Management, 2012
Purpose: The aim of this study is to explore whether and to what degree community development of teacher teams takes place and how community development comes about, that is, what community-building efforts teacher teams undertake. Design/methodology/approach: Using a multi method approach, quantitative and qualitative data were gathered from…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Community Development, Team Teaching, Interdisciplinary Approach
The Extent of Teacher Participation in Decision-Making in Secondary Schools in Zimbabwe
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Wadesango, Newman – School Leadership & Management, 2010
In Zimbabwe, there have been some debates on democratisation and decentralisation, which led to the development of policies meant to increase teacher participation in decision-making in schools. However, despite these developments, teacher participation in decision-making in Zimbabwean schools is regarded as insignificant. Teachers work closely…
Descriptors: Research Design, Participative Decision Making, Staff Meetings, Qualitative Research
Continuing Change in a Virtual World: Training and Recruiting Instructors
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Barbour, Michael; Kinsella, Jim; Wicks, Matthew; Toker, Sacip – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2009
The process of teacher identification, selection, initial training, and on-going professional development that has developed at the Illinois Virtual High School (IVHS) over the past seven years is described and discussed in this article. Validation was based upon existing practices and research. To provide background the creation and initial…
Descriptors: Barriers, Staff Meetings, Educational Change, High Schools