Professional community among teachers, the subject of a number recent major studies, is regarded as an ingredient that may contribute to improvement schools. The research reported in this article grounded assumption how teachers interact with each other outside their classrooms be critical effects restructuring on students. analysis focuses type professional occurs within school and investigates both organizational factors facilitate its development consequences for teachers’ sense...

School reform efforts have focused on the development of professionally enriching work groups for teachers as a vehicle improving student achievement. This study examines impact school professional community intellectual quality performance (assessed using authentic measures) and two dimensions classroom organization, technical (measured pedagogy) social support achievement). Employing quantitative (multilevel) qualitative analytic methods, we show that in 24 nationally selected,...

Purpose: The leadership of the principal is known to be a key factor in supporting student achievement, but how that experienced and instructionally enacted by teachers much less clear. purpose this study was examine various factors are often present principal—teacher interactions teacher—teacher relationships see those may have an impact on teachers' classroom instructional practices. Data Collection Analysis: for quantitative from teacher survey developed national research project,...

Professional community is receiving markedly increased attention as part of both practitioner and scholarly efforts to promote improvements in instruction student learning. Interest this area joins two previously distinct literatures, one dealing with the benefits communal school organization another enhanced teacher professionalism, formulate a theoretical framework for school-based professional community. Using data from large urban district, article tests impact structural, human, social...

Abstract Using survey responses from a national sample of US teachers, this paper provides insight into 2 questions: (1) Do 3 specific attributes leadership behavior – the sharing with development trust relationships among professionals, and provision support for instructional improvement affect teachers' work each other their classroom practices? (2) behaviors school leaders contribute to student achievement? We tie investigation leader additional factors that have also received increasing...

This research was supported by the Andrew Mellon Foundation and Department of Health Human Services, grant DHHS-100A-83. We thank our colleagues, Thomas A. Louis, Jack Fowler, Stanley E. Seashore, Ronald G. Corwin, James Hearn, David Wise for their helpful comments on earlier drafts, as well three anonymous ASQ reviewers. The remaining flaws are, course, own. paper explores entrepreneurship in university, a setting which there has been marked change over past half century norms governing...

Recent research on academic–industrial relationships in the life sciences has examined their frequency, benefits, risks, and evolution from standpoint of industrial sponsors research. We collected information extent effects faculty members who participate them.

Part 1 Reforming the urban high school a look at territory making change happen leading and managing reforming big-city school. 2 Case studies on move two success stories struggling improving limited success. 3 Leadership management - what makes for success? in beginning planning improvement efforts vision building reform getting resources process day to does it take?.

Despite growing acceptance of relationships between academia and industry in the life sciences, systematic, up-to-date information about their extent consequences for parties involved remains scarce. We attempted to collect prevalence, magnitude, commercial benefits, potential risks such by surveying a representative sample life-science companies United States determine with academic institutions.

The growth of university-industry research relationships in biotechnology has raised questions concerning their effects, both positive and negative, on universities. A survey over 1200 faculty members at 40 major universities the United States reveals that researchers with industrial support publish higher rates, patent more frequently, participate administrative professional activities earn than colleagues without such support. At same time, industry funds are much likely other to report...

One assumption underlying accountability policies is that results from standardized tests and other sources will be used to make decisions about school classroom practice. We explore this using data a longitudinal study of nine high schools nominated as leading practitioners Continuous Improvement (CI) practices. use the key beliefs continuous improvement—derived educational applications Deming's TQM models—and organizational learning analyze teachers’ responses district expectations they...

Findings from recent research about the relationship of teacher empowerment to other school reform objectives interest, such as classroom practices or student academic performance, are mixed. This study investigates in schools that have at least four years experience with some form decentralized school-based management. Based on assumption participation decisionmaking can enhance teachers’ commitment, expertise, and, ultimately, achievement, we hypothesize a positive between and performance...

Teacher empowerment has been the subject of considerable educational research in recent years, but capacity schools for organizational learning received limited empirical attention. This study links these two streams and identifies those dimensions that are also themes school restructuring. Data come from 24 site-managed public engaged significant restructuring activities, 8 at each three grade levels (elementary, middle, high). Multilevel analyses demonstrate a strong consistent...

The theme of this special issue the Journal School Leadership involves teachers’ professional learning communities. It is satisfying to see a major journal in educational leadership focus on problem that was seen only dimly two decades ago. This contribution examines antecedents and underlying research traditions have culminated strong sense urgency among scholars practitioners shift school reform away from restructuring toward reculturing (Miller, 1998). In addition, it cautions against...