Journal of Educational Administration: Volume 21 Issue 2

BUREAUCRACY AND ALIENATION: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

WAYNE K. HOY, RICHARD BLAZOVSKY, WAYNE NEWLAND

Data collected from 41 high schools are used to test a set of hypotheses concerning dimensions of organization and alienation. The results from school organizations are then…

ANALYSING POLICY DEVELOPMENT IN CURRICULUM INNOVATION: A SUGGESTED APPROACH

HELEN CREIGHTON

In this article, an analytical framework that can be used by educational administrators to evaluate and modify policy development in curriculum innovation is presented. The…

THE BUREAUCRATIC NATURE OF SCHOOLS AND TEACHER JOB SATISFACTION

JOHN BENSON

Teacher resignation and transfer is a widely observed phenomenon, both in Australia and overseas. The Victorian state education system is no exception. The reasons for teachers…

THE STRUCTURAL REFORM MOVEMENT IN AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION DURING THE 1980s AND ITS EFFECT ON SCHOOLS

HEDLEY BEARE

The 1980's will be a period of restructuring for Australian education and four factors will be central to this process. 1. School‐based decision‐making will mean Principals are…

TEACHER EVALUATION AND THE ‘HAND OF HISTORY’

CAROLYN J. WOOD, PAUL A. POHLAND

Using content analysis, the authors examine the purposes of teacher evaluation in relation to the content items on which teachers are assessed and engage in a comparative analysis…

SUPERINTENDENTS — MOVERS OR STAYERS?

ROBERT J. GERARDI

The purposes of this study were (1) to determine if certain variables differentiate between occupationally mobile and non‐mobile superintendents, (2) to determine if differences…

PROFESSIONAL NEEDS OF NIGERIAN TEACHERS

ALICE N. NDU, TITUS O OHIKHENA

This study, designed to identify what needs teachers seek to satisfy in their work place, was carried out in Imo State of Nigeria. Data were collected by a Herzberg‐type…

GOAL CONGRUENCE IN THE UNIVERSITY

LILY NEUMANN, YORAM NEUMANN

This study explores the subject of goal congruence in the university by comparing faculty members and students from three academic programs: medicine, social sciences and…