scholarly journals Does a School Make a Difference? Perceptions of an ‘Effective School’

2002 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 429-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayse Bas Collins
Keyword(s):  
School Leadership ◽  
Private School ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
School Systems ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
System State ◽  
Effective School ◽  
Case Study Methods

This article examines perceptions of an effective school considering relevant literature, teachers’, administrators' and students' judgments. It discusses effectiveness as it applies to private school systems operating in Turkey. It gives abridged aspects of the current Turkish Education System: state; and private. This perception, Eastern European, Quasi-Mediterranean, draws commonalities with Western systems lying groundwork for comparisons of universal problems faced by educators. The study employed qualitative case study methods and procedures. Data were collected through interview schedules, document analysis and observation notes. Results show that the subjects perceive ‘effective school’ qualities as being school leadership, school culture/climate and quality human resources. Commonality can be found between the situation presented here and other developing school systems.

“We Don’t Got Time for Grumbling”: Toward an Ethic of Radical Care in Urban School Leadership

2020 ◽  
pp. 0013161X2092589
Author(s):  
Rosa L. Rivera-McCutchen
Keyword(s):  
Critical Race Theory ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
Black Male ◽  
Urban School ◽  
School Principal ◽  
Effective School ◽  
Urban School Leadership ◽  
Effective School Leadership ◽  
Document Review

Purpose: This article presents a case study of a successful Black male public urban school principal, offering a counterstory to discourses of failure in urban schools. I build on scholars’ work in critical caring, the Black principalship, and radical hope to call for an expansion of narrow frameworks of effective school leadership to include an ethic of radical care within urban school leadership. Method: This study represents a counterstory in the tradition of critical race theory, centering the voice and perspectives of a Black male urban school principal. Using ethnographic research methods, this case study was based on prolonged and embedded engagement in the field including observations, informal and formal interviews, and document review. Data were collected and analyzed over a 2-year period. Findings: Five components of effective school leadership emerged from analysis of the data that, taken together, can be described as a radical care framework. These components include the folowing: (a) adopting an antiracist, social just stance; (b) cultivating authentic relationships; (c) believing in students’ and teachers’ capacity for growth and excellence; (d) strategically navigating the sociopolitical and policy climate; and (e) embracing a spirit of radical hope. Conclusion: In addition to highlighting the power of counterstories in educational leadership research, this study reinforces the critical need for leadership preparation that is grounded in antiracism and social justice, and comprises all aspects of an ethic of radical care. Furthermore, the study points to the need for targeted recruitment of Black and Latinx school leaders, particularly in urban contexts.

scholarly journals Realising the Vision of Technology Integration: A Case Study of K-12 Private Schools in the United Arab Emirates

2020 ◽  
pp. 251-294
Author(s):  
Kheder Mahmoud ◽  
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Catherine Arden ◽  
Jennifer Donovan ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Technology Integration ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Education System ◽  
Private School ◽  
National Government ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
K 12

Heralded by the release of government policies such as Vision 2021, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has joined the worldwide impetus for the integration of Information Communications Technologies (ICTs) into its K-12 education system as a central plank of reforms to its economy and education system. This presents challenges for schools in both public and private sectors in the UAE as they strive to adhere to national government and local education authority guidelines and standards for educational innovation. Whilst the UAE Government has invested heavily to support technology integration in public schools, private schools must fund their own technology integration initiatives. In a context of strong growth in the private K-12 sector and reported high teacher turnover rates, private school leadership faces particular challenges related to decision-making about investment in suitable technologies and support systems, including teachers‖ professional development. This chapter reports some preliminary findings from a qualitative case study investigating the teacher, school and system-wide factors impacting on technology integration in selected private schools located in four Emirates. The study combines policy analysis with semi-structured interviews of a purposive sample of private school K-12 educators to yield a detailed understanding of the challenges faced by private sector UAE schools in implementing technology integration in response to national government policy directives. The findings will inform the development of an implementation framework providing guidance regarding critical success factors for effective technology integration in private schools with particular implications for school leadership and teachers‖ professional learning.

scholarly journals Kreativitas Seorang Pelatih dalam Membangun Motivasi Berlatih pada Pemain Futsal (Studi Kasus Conan Futsal Academy)

Koneksi ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 358
Author(s):  
Vicky Finley Sutirta ◽  
Gregorius Genep Sukendro
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Study Methods ◽  
Personal Assistance ◽  
Creative Power ◽  
Case Study Methods

Creativity is a person's ability to produce new compositions or anything that is a new foundation and previously unknown by the creator. Creativity is the ability to think to achieve varied and new results and the ability to be applied both in the fields of science, sports, literature and other fields of life can be used with creativity. Development of creativity to develop skills to combine creative power with experience, insight, and relationships with the environment for the better. Interpersonal communication theory that discusses the stages of interpersonal relationships, factors that influence interpersonal relationships. The purpose of interpersonal communication is to create motivation. This motivation is the ability of a coach in building the motivation of the players at Conan Futsal Academy. By using interpersonal communication, coaches use personal assistance to build players so they can help in training. The methodology in this study uses qualitative case study methods. Data collection obtained by interview, observation and literature study.Kreativitas adalah kemampuan seseorang untuk menghasilkan komposisi baru atau gagasan apa saja yang menjadi dasarnya baru dan sebelumnya tidak dikenal oleh pembuatnya. Kreativitas adalah kemampuan berpikir untuk meraih hasil yang variatif dan baru serta memungkinkan untuk diaplikasikan baik dalam bidang keilmuan, keolahragaan, kesusastraan maupun bidang kehidupan yang lain dapat berkaitan dengan kreativitas. Pengembangan kreativitas proses untuk mengembangkan kemampuan untuk mengkombinasikan daya kreatif dengan pengalaman, wawasan, maupun hubungan dengan lingkungan menjadi lebih baik. Teori komunikasi interpersonal mencakup tahapan hubungan interpersonal, faktor yang mempengaruhi hubungan interpersonal. Tujuan komunikasi interpersonal tersebut untuk menciptakan motivasi. Motivasi ini merupakan kemampuan dari seorang pelatih dalam membangun motivasi para pemain yang ada di Conan Futsal Academy. Dengan menggunakan komunikasi interpersonal pelatih menggunakan pendekatan secara personal untuk membangun motivasi pemain agar dapat semangat dalam berlatih. Metodologi dalam penelitian ini menggunakan kualitatif dengan metode studi kasus. Pengumpulan data yang didapat yaitu dengan wawancara, observasi dan studi kepustakaan.

scholarly journals Strategic, Tactical and Operational Decisions in Family Businesses: A Qualitative Case Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ravindra Kuruppuge ◽  
Ales Gregar
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Family Businesses ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Risk Averse ◽  
Business Decisions ◽  
Case Study Methods

Previous studies of family businesses have no common agreement on what should be the most effective and efficient approach for making decisions at different managerial levels to solve business issues. Accordingly, the main objective of this study was to understand the nature of decision-making by family members who are involved in a business in different capacities such as owners, owner managers, and managers. Locating the research in the interpretivist paradigm, and utilizing qualitative case study methods (Yin, 1994), we interviewed 24 respondents from 12 well-known family firms from different districts in Sri Lanka. Thematic analysis indicated that the consultative approach is mostly used by family members in operational, functional, and top level management decisions. Yet, family members’ decisions in the business as owners, owner-managers, and managers have not shown a common decision-making process. Owner-managers’ roles in the business decisions are highlighted as they make rational, risk averse, and deliberate business decisions which would assist to run the business. In comparison, owners and managers have followed the consultative decision-making approach to shape business decisions in line with family requirements.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Motivational Practices in Public and Private Secondary Schools in Pakistan: A Case Study of Two Administrators

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-47
Author(s):  
Asif Khan
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
Private School ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
School Administrator ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Different Dimensions

This empirical study investigated the efforts of two Pakistani school administrators in dealing with the issues related to teachers’ motivation. This study exclusively examined how the two administrators embedded in their practices different ways of increasing the productivity of their staff. The researcher used the following three lenses to examine the motivational behavior adopted by the school leaders: 1) degree of teachers’ empowerment; 2) nature of rewards and recognition to honor teachers; and 3) pattern of communication between administrators and school staff. The study maintained that the private school administrator, unlike his public school counterpart, had a more updated knowledge in the field of education due to his exposure to professional development programs. This knowledge, which gave him a better understanding of the link between the motivational level of the teachers and the teachers’ productivity, led him to initiate certain measures. Unfortunately, only a limited quantity of research explores different dimensions of school leadership in the educational context of Pakistan. Therefore, this study attempted to address related issues, such as the recruitment of school leaders and the availability of professional development opportunities.

Leading Through the “Influx:” Leadership Responses and the Influence of a Political Spectacle

2020 ◽  
pp. 105268462097207
Author(s):  
Patricia M. Virella
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Puerto Rican ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Political Spectacle ◽  
Puerto Rican Students

Principals encounter numerous crises, such as migration influxes. Relevant literature explains principals respond to these crises in a variety of ways. However, there is a dearth in the literature that examines what influences principals’ responses through a crisis. The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative case study broadly asks, how, if at all, did principals respond to the “influx” of Puerto Rican students, and what factors influenced how the principals’ responded? By applying political spectacle theory, the findings of this study revealed two categories of response: preparing for the influx and recalibration after the influx did not occur. The insights gained from this study extend the knowledge base about principals and how political spectacles influence their responses during a crisis.

scholarly journals Responding to school funding challenges in no-fee and fee-paying schools: Lessons from South African principals

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inbanathan Naicker ◽  
Phumlani Erasmus Myende ◽  
Zamokwakhe Thandinkosi Ncokwana
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
South African ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
School Funding ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Professional Managers ◽  
Contingency Leadership

Drawing on the quintile system of categorising schools, South African public schools are bifurcated into no-fee and fee paying schools. Emerging research has shown that school principals in both categories of schools encounter several challenges with regard to school funding. In this article, we employ contingency leadership theory to examine how school principals respond to the school funding challenges they encounter. An interpretive, qualitative case study drawing on semi-structured interviews with 4 purposively selected principals was conducted. To augment the interview data, purposively selected school documents were reviewed. Through thematic analysis, it was found that principals in fee-paying and no-fee schools employ a cocktail of practices to respond to the challenges they encounter. From the findings, we learn that school funding challenges push principals to enact a form of transgressive leadership where they adopt a context-driven, as opposed to a policy-driven approach to school leadership. Furthermore, the funding challenges drive school principals to renegotiate their roles as professional managers of the school and as ex-officio members of the School Governing Body. This results in school principals becoming more entrepreneurial in their school leadership.

scholarly journals Exploring Children’s Cultural Perceptions through Tasks Based on Films in an Afterschool Program

2011 ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Claudia Mojica
Keyword(s):  
Private School ◽  
Life Experience ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
After School ◽  
School Program ◽  
Cultural Perceptions ◽  
Types Of Knowledge ◽  
Different Types ◽  
After School Program

This is a report on a finished research project that explores the cultural perceptions of children through tasks based on films in an English after-school program. This qualitative case study was carried out at a private school in Bogotá and it fostered students ́ active participation in the development of the classes and explored their cultural perceptions. The data collected revealed that this process of construction ofthe concept of culture was built by the learners from the different types of knowledge about the world, the practices, and the artifacts embedded in the community. As for the cultural perceptions that emerged in the data, these corresponded to the interpretations of students’ world and life experience.

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