Author: John E. RouechePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Using as a sample the 154 secondary schools selected as the best in America in 1982 by the Department of Education's Secondary School Recognition Program, researchers examined the characteristics that made teachers, administrators, and school climates effective in the pursuit of educational excellence. The first chapter of this book interpreting the study's findings summarizes the problems and solutions cited in the many recent reports urging educational reform. The Model of Excellent Schools resulting from the current study is introduced and an overview of the findings is presented. Chapter 2 describes five characteristics of favorable learning environments that were found in the study's exploration of school climate. Chapter 3 elaborates on the seven attributes of effective administrators revealed by the study and compares them to the eight principles of sound leadership cited by Peters and Waterman. The fourth chapter identifies the 12 characteristics of effective teachers that were found by the study. The study's results as a whole are summarized in chapter 5, and the implications for school boards, administrators, and teachers are considered. Appendixes identify the schools in the study sample, list the principals and teachers participating in the study, describe the research methodology, and cite over 230 references. (PGD)