Journal of Educational Administration: Volume 16 Issue 1

GOAL DISSENSUS AND EDUCATIONAL CHANGE

THOMAS K. PREBBLE

Most theories and strategies of educational change are based on organizational models which assume a high level of goal consensus among organizational members. Current…

THE PROCESS OF CHANGE IN A HIGH SCHOOL

DEIRDRE J. DUNCAN, J.W. PEACH

The research reported in this article involved a structural change in a Canadian High School. The change resulted in the transfer of control over the budget from the school…

ADMINISTRATIVE BEHAVIOR AND SUBORDINATE LOYALTY: AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT

WAYNE K. HOY, C.J. TARTER, PATRICK FORSYTH

The theoretical and practical significance of the concept of subordinate loyalty to immediate superior is developed, and then, an empirical exploration of administration behavior…

DECISION CONGRUENCE AND THE SEX OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS

ROSS TELFER

It has been suggested in the literature that the sex of an educational administrator may affect decision‐making. In this study two hundred and ninety‐two respondents in forty‐one…

THE BARRIER BETWEEN BEGINNING AND EXPERIENCED TEACHER

JANET McINTOSH NEWBERRY

A field study involving beginning teachers in elementary schools documents a hesitation by beginning teachers to ask for assistance and a hesitation by experienced teachers to…

VARIATIONS IN TEACHERS' VIEWS OF SCHOOL

MICHAEL STANTON

The purpose of the study was to ascertain perceptions, by teachers, of some features of secondary school functioning. Eighty‐nine teachers responded to a question‐schedule dealing…

CULTURE‐CHANGE AND EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION IN MELANESIA: A CONCEPTUAL MODEL

RUSSELL FRANCIS

Perhaps it is academically improper to base a conceptual model upon personal conviction. This article develops a conceptual terminology for the interaction between educational…

POWER AND PARTICIPATORY DECISION MAKING IN SELECTED ENGLISH SCHOOLS

JAMES A. CONWAY

This study attempted to clarify the relationship of power of school heads and participation of English teachers in school decisions. A deliberate sample of eight schools was drawn…

THE POLITICS OF MODERATION

J.F. McMORROW

This paper presents a case study of the reaction of the Queensland Teachers Union to the moderation proposals of the 1970 Radford Report. After reviewing the events surrounding…

THE LOCUS OF POWER IN GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATION IN NINETEENTH CENTURY WESTERN AUSTRALIA AFTER 1871

LAADAN FLETCHER

This article provides a brief account of the role of district boards of education in Western Australia, especially during the years 1871 to 1895. These boards were modelled on the…