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Education and Competencies within Belt and Road Countries
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Zahavi, Mor; BenDavid-Hadar, Iris; Klein, Joseph – International Journal of Educational Management, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships between education and competencies from a comparative view, while controlling for background characteristics (e.g. parental education), home features (e.g. income) and country fixed effect. Design/methodology/approach: This paper utilises an international data sets of 12 Belt and…
Descriptors: Adults, Foreign Countries, Transportation, Educational Attainment
School Principals' Key Experiences and Changing Management Patterns
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Klein, Joseph; Ninio, Racheli – International Journal of Educational Management, 2019
Purpose: The literature indicates that sudden key experiences induce emotional and cognitive reactions strong enough to change perceptions and behavior over time. The purpose of this paper is to examine the question whether school principals undergo key experiences and whether these experiences are related to improvements in their work patterns…
Descriptors: Principals, High Schools, Public Schools, Administrative Change
Equity in Education: The Israeli Case
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Dadon-Golan, Zehorit; BenDavid-Hadar, Iris; Klein, Joseph – International Journal of Educational Management, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, it examines the extent of equity in the academic achievement distribution by analyzing Israeli students' high school matriculation scores, controlling for background characteristics (e.g. parental education) and for previous achievement. Second, it analyzes the trends in equity during the…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Arabs, Academic Achievement, Case Studies
The Contribution of Privatization and Competition in the Education System to the Development of an Informal Management Culture in Schools: A Case Study in Israel
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Klein, Joseph; Shimoni-Hershkoviz, Lizi – International Journal of Educational Management, 2016
Purpose: Regulation and privatization of education systems has led to a "league standing" mentality regarding school achievements. The purpose of this paper is to examine how school principals deal with the pressures of competition and achievements while aspiring to imbue pupils with values and a broad education.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, High Stakes Tests, Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
The Open-Door Policy: Transparency Minimizes Conflicts between School Principals and Staff
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Klein, Joseph – International Journal of Educational Management, 2012
Purpose: Little has been written about the contribution of organizational transparency to reduction of conflict between principals and teachers, especially when clarification justifies seemingly unreasonable demands by the administration. The purpose of this paper is to fill this gap. Design/methodology/approach: In total, 294 teachers from 59…
Descriptors: School Administration, Teacher Attitudes, Conflict, Principals
Steps toward Promoting Consistency in Educational Decisions
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Klein, Joseph – International Journal of Educational Management, 2010
Purpose: The literature indicates the advantages of decisions formulated through intuition, as well as the limitations, such as lack of consistency in similar situations. The principle of consistency (invariance), requiring that two equivalent versions of choice-problems will produce the same preference, is violated in intuitive judgment. This…
Descriptors: Intuition, Decision Making, Content Analysis, Reliability