Behnaz Mohajeran and Alireza Ghaleei
Principal Role and School Structure
357 - 366
2008
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International Journal of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/14640
https://publications.waset.org/vol/16
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
This main purpose of the study reported here was to
investigate the extent to which the form of school
governance (particularly decisionmaking) had an impact upon the
effectiveness of the school with reference to parental involvement,
planning and budgeting, professional development of teachers,
school facilities and resources, and student outcomes. Particular
attention was given to decisionmaking within the governance
arrangements. The study was based on four case studies of high
schools in New South Wales, Australia including one government
school, one independent Christian community school, one
independent Catholic school, and one Catholic systemic school.
The focus of the research was principals, teachers, parents, and
students of four schools with varying governance structures. To
gain a greater insight into the issues, the researchers collected
information by questionnaire, semistructured interview, and
review of school key documents. This study found that it was not
so much structure but the centrality of the school Principal and the
way that the Principal perceived hisher roles in relation to others
that impacted most on school governance.
Open Science Index 16, 2008