Journal of Educational Administration: Volume 40 Issue 1

Developments in school‐based management: The specific case of Queensland, Australia

Bob Lingard, Debra Hayes, Martin Mills

This history of the politics of moves towards school‐based management in Queensland education is located within a broader historical and political analysis of such moves across…

Professional development and management training needs for heads of department in UK secondary schools

Marie Brown, Bill Boyle, Trudy Boyle

Reviews current thinking about the professional development and management training needs of heads of department in secondary schools and argues for the inadequacy of some of the…

Team heterogeneity and its relationship with team support and team effectiveness

Anat Drach‐Zahavy, Anit Somech

Explores the origins of school‐staff team effectiveness by focusing on team characteristics, especially on team heterogeneity and team support. Based on educational and…

Personal empowerment, efficacy, and environmental characteristics

Jennifer L. Edwards, Kathy E. Green, Cherie A. Lyons

Examines the personal empowerment and efficacy of teachers, and relates these constructs to environmental characteristics in order to provide information for principals to assist…