scholarly journals Sense-making of autonomy and control: Comparing school leaders in public and independent schools in a Swedish case

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Nordholm ◽  
Anders Arnqvist ◽  
Elisabet Nihlfors
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
School Improvement ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Independent Schools ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
Sense Making ◽  
Qualitative Data Analysis ◽  
Successful School ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThis article analyses how school leaders depict their autonomy and how they make sense of the relationship between autonomy and control. Attention is drawn to three leadership focuses: the pedagogical direction of the school, decision-making over the internal organisation, and school improvement work. The article integrates survey data on Swedish school leaders (n = 1286). In addition, two theoretical categories were applied in the qualitative data analysis to explore how school leaders and local education authorities and its independent counterpart make sense of the relationship between autonomy and control: technical sense-making (TSM) and critical reflective learning. The findings showed that school leaders, both in public and independent schools, experienced a rather high degree of autonomy within the three focuses. The findings also indicated that school leaders in independent schools experienced a higher degree of autonomy regarding the pedagogical direction of the school and school improvement work. However, the effect sizes were low, indicating that the results must be considered with caution. The qualitative data analysis, in turn, revealed an overall emphasis on TSM among school leaders both in public and independent schools, reducing the possibilities for a novel and vibrant leadership. Based on these results, the article concludes that autonomy could constitute an important prerequisite for school leadership, but making sense of the relationship between autonomy and control stands out as even more important for successful school improvement.

scholarly journals WACANA KEKUASAAN DALAM UPACARA SIRAMAN DAN NGALUNGSUR GENI DI DESA DANGIANG GARUT

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 277
Author(s):  
Ani Rostiyati
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Qualitative Data Analysis ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Traditional Leader ◽  
The People ◽  
Distribution Of Power ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Depth Interviews

Kajian ini bertujuan mengungkap bagaimama wacana kuasa bekerja dalam upacara Siraman dan Ngalungsur Geni. Wacana kuasa ditelusuri dari relasi pemimpin adat (kuncen dan leluhur) dengan masyarakat Desa Dangiang. Dalam kajian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif explanatory dan teknik analisis data secara kualitatif interpretatif, yaitu mengangkat berbagai fenomena, kemudian diinterpretasi dengan teori dari Foucault tentang kekuasaan yang dikonstruksi secara positif dan tidak represif. Data yang digunakan merupakan hasil wawancara mendalam pada informan, observasi pada saat upacara berlangsung, pengambilan foto, dan studi pustaka. Hasil dari kajian ini adalah kekuasaan dalam pelaksanaan upacara Siraman dan Ngalungsur Geni, dikonstruksi secara dinamis, positif, dan tidak represif yakni kekuasaan yang terpusat pada pemimpin adat kuncen yang didistribusi pada semua warga peserta upacara. Simbol dari distribusi kekuasaan tersebut adalah semua peserta merasakan adanya keberkahan yang didapat dari doa kuncen dan air bekas cucian benda-benda pusaka milik leluhur Desa Dangiang. The research aims to reveal how the power discourse works through Siraman and Ngalungsur Geni ceremonies. The power discourse can be traced through the relationship between traditional leaders (kuncen and ancestors) and the people of Dangiang Village. The study uses descriptive explanatory methods and interpretative qualitative data analysis techniques. The researcher first raises the phenomenon to be interpreted with Foucault's theory of positive and non-repressive constructed power. The data used are the results of in-depth interviews with informants, observations during the ceremonies, photos, and literature study. The research reveals that power during Siraman and Ngalungsur Geni ceremonies has been constructed dynamically, positively, and unrepressively. The power centered on traditional leader ‘kuncen’ is even distributed to all citizens participating in the ceremonies. The distribution of power is reflected when all ceremony participants can feel both the blessings of the prayers offered by the ‘kuncen’ and the water used for washing the heirlooms belonging to the ancestors of Dangiang Village.

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING COOPERATIVE SCRIPT METHOD TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION ON RECOUNT TEXT OF 8th GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP N KEWAPANTE, MAUMERE IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/ 2018

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-220
Author(s):  
Wendelinus Oscar Janggo ◽  
Yuliana Wisnawati Nona Nungsi
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Data Analysis ◽  
8Th Grade ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Academic Year

This research is entitled “The Effectiveness of Using Cooperative Script Method to Improve Students’ Reading Comprehension on Recount Text of 8th Grade Students of SMP N Kewapante, Maumere in Academic Year 2017/ 2018”. The objective of this research is to investigate and to find out whether the use of cooperative script method effective to improve students’ reading comprehension on recount text. The method of this research is experimental research especially quasi experimental research. In analyzing the data, the researcher combined both quantitative and qualitative data analysis. In qualitative data analysis, the researcher used interview technique in order to get information about students’ perceptions in reading, while in quantitative data analysis, the researcher used SPSS version 16. The result of the research showed that the implementation of Cooperative Script Method in experimental class was more effective to help the students in reading comprehension on recount text compared to the use of the conventional method in control class of the eighth grade students of SMP N Kewapante, Maumere. It is also found that cooperative script method positively contributed to improve students’ reading comprehension. Therefore ,the researcher  suggests the teachers to use cooperative script method in order to improve students reading comprehension Additionally, cooperative script method can also motivate students to be more active, relax and enthusiastic to comprehend reading texts.

Computer-facilitated Qualitative Data Analysis: Potential Contributions to Management Research

1993 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 637-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Wolfe ◽  
Robert P. Gephart ◽  
Thomas E. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Qualitative Data Analysis ◽  
Current State ◽  
Management Literature ◽  
Software Programs ◽  
Effective Use

The development of software programs designed to facilitate qualitative data analysis has proltferated recently. Despite their potential to contribute much to management research, very little concerning the use of such programs has appeared in the management literature. The purpose of this paper is to review the current state of computer-facilitated qualitative data analysis [CQDA] in order to contribute to its effective use by management researchers. In an effort to achieve this purpose we discuss why CQDA programs are proliferating, describe the potential of such programs to contribute to management research, address program capabilities and features, describe CQDA applications in management research, and review issues researchers should be aware of in considering the use of C&DA.

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