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Peer reviewedLee, Valerie E.; And Others – Sociology of Education, 1991
Finds that teachers' professional efficacy is related to the environment in which they practice. Explains higher levels of efficacy in Catholic schools by organizational differences. Cites principal leadership and communal organization as essential to teacher satisfaction. Suggests fostering cooperative environments and reasonable teacher autonomy…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Professional Autonomy, School Organization, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedLee, Valerie E.; Smith, Julia B. – Sociology of Education, 1993
Reports on a study of the impact of attending restructured schools on the achievement and engagement of 8,845 eighth graders from public, Catholic, and independent schools. Finds modest, but consistently positive, effects on both achievement and engagement. Also finds that students attending smaller schools demonstrated more academic achievement.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Control, Educational Change, Grade 8
