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Krishnan, Aparna; Barnett, Kerry; McCormick, John; Newcombe, Geoffrey – Journal of Educational Administration, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate independent school Boards as teams using a social cognitive perspective. Specifically, the study investigated Board processes and the nature of relationships between Board member self-efficacy, Board collective efficacy and performance of independent school Boards in New South Wales, Australia.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Cognition, Investigations, Private Schools
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McCormick, John; Barnett, Kerry – Journal of Educational Administration, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper was to posit and test hypotheses concerned with relationships between teachers' demographics, locus of control and career stages. Design/methodology/approach: A sample consisting of 416 Australian non-executive high school teachers was gathered from 40 randomly selected high schools. Multilevel regression…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, High Schools, Secondary School Teachers, Teaching Experience
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McCormick, John; Barnett, Kerry; Alavi, Seyyed Babak; Newcombe, Geoffrey – Journal of Educational Administration, 2006
Purpose: This paper develops a theoretical framework to guide future inquiry into board governance of independent schools. Design/methodology/approach: The authors' approach is to integrate literatures related to corporate and educational boards, motivation, leadership and group processes that are appropriate for conceptualizing independent school…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Investigations, Institutional Role, Educational Administration