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Makaye, Jeriphanos; Jita, Loyiso C.; Mapetere, Kudakwashe – Journal of Education, 2023
This article examines the nexus of autonomy and instructional leadership in school clusters in Zimbabwe. Using the Better Schools Programme of Zimbabwe cluster, teachers and school heads were interviewed on their perspectives on how autonomy influences instructional leadership practices. Results established that clusters provide schools with the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership, Personal Autonomy, Teacher Attitudes
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Ajibade, Yetunde Adedoyin; Awopetu, Emmanuel Olajide; Odejobi, Cecilia Omobola; Ajayi, Hannah Olubunmi – Journal of Education, 2020
Overload of the Basic Education curriculum in Nigeria led to the reduction from earlier 11 subjects to seven for Lower Basic, eight for Middle Basic, and nine for Upper Basic. Languages may not be exempt as it may affect performance adversely. For this study, the two national languages (English language and French) as well as Yoruba (the language…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Elementary Schools, Junior High Schools
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Gaynor, Alan Kibbe – Journal of Education, 2012
Computer simulation analysis illustrated the thesis that the typical American public school is structured to reinforce students' entry characteristics so that after twelve years, students who entered in kindergarten or first grade with high "readiness" perform academically better-than-average, while students who entered with low…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Readiness, Academic Achievement, Educational Change
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Bernasconi, Andres – Journal of Education, 2004
Systems to periodically evaluate the performance of K-12 schools are, broadly speaking, of two kinds: "inspection," the paradigm of England's OFSTED (Office for Standards in Education); and "accreditation," originally developed nearly a century ago by what are now the U.S. regional accreditation agencies. In the past decade…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Inspection, Accreditation (Institutions)