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Gaziel, Haim H. – European Journal of Education, 1992
This study of the composition and operation of both "top down" and "participative" school management teams in 18 Israeli elementary schools considers (1) how management teams are organized, solve problems, and make decisions; and (2) how the operation of the management team influences school effectiveness. No relationship…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Decision Making, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
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Sagie, Abraham; And Others – Journal of Social Psychology, 1990
Examines how participation in decision making affects acceptance of planned change. Hypothesizes that participation influences tactical decisions whereas direction affects strategic decisions. Reports that 222 Israeli managers, completing a battery of psychological ability tests, were given the choice to change test type. Concludes that decision…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Change, Change Strategies, Foreign Countries
Gally, Jonathan – 1986
This document reports on a study of structural characteristics in the administrative behavior of Israeli school administrators and compares the findings with similar studies conducted in the United States, Canada, and Australia. The sample consisted of eight high school administrators, whose on-the-job behavior was observed for 5 hours per day for…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Responsibility, Comparative Analysis
Harrison, Jo-Ann; And Others – 1994
Based on intensive interviews and observations in a scientifically selected sample of over 100 Israeli schools, this study presents a detailed picture of the characteristics of school curricula and cultures, and the attitudes and expectations of students, teachers, principals, and parents with regard to curriculum and school culture in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development, Decision Making