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Title Managing schools towards high performance : linking school management theory to the school effectiveness knowledge base / edited by Adrie J. Visscher
Published Lisse, Netherlands ; Exton, PA : Swets & Zeitlinger, [1999]
©1999

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Description xiv, 354 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Series Contexts of learning
Contexts of learning.
Contents Pt. I. School Management and School Effectiveness: A Perspective. Ch. 1. Introduction to Organizational and Management Aspects of Schools. Ch. 2. Concepts and Theories of School Effectiveness -- Pt. II. Aspects of School Organization and Management. Ch. 3. The Primary Process from an Organizational Point of View. Ch. 4. Coordination and Control in Education. Ch. 5. Teacher Motivation and Commitment. Ch. 6. Leadership in Schools. Ch. 7. Aligning the Organization with its Environment. Ch. 8. Human Resource Development in a Corporate Setting from an Organizational Point of View -- Pt. III. Towards Integration. Ch. 9. Linking School Management Theory to School Effectiveness Research
Summary "What makes this book stand out from other books in the field of organization and management of schools is that this book attempts to connect school organization theory with the school effectiveness knowledge base."--BOOK JACKET. "This book attempts to close the gap between both theories of development by first presenting the school effectiveness perspective. The latter functions as the central perspective for the organization theoretical chapters: the structuring of the primary process at school level, school coordination and control, teacher motivation and commitment, school leadership, environmental alignment and human resource development. In each chapter a comprehensive overview of the knowledge base on the central theme is presented and the question concerning what is known about the subject as a school effectiveness enhancing condition is addressed."--BOOK JACKET. "Finally, a conclusion is drawn concerning our insight into the school organizational factors influencing the effectiveness of schools and a proposal for the further integration and cross-fertilization of both approaches is being formulated with the goal to improve our understanding of how schools function and which factors make them effective."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-348) and index
Subject School improvement programs.
School management and organization.
Educational productivity.
School improvement programs -- Netherlands.
School management and organization -- Netherlands.
Educational productivity -- Netherlands.
Author Visscher, Adrie J., 1956-
LC no. 99013939
ISBN 9026515464