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Heather Anne Piperato – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Since 2001, U.S. states have mandated that principals in unsuccessful schools author a school improvement plan (SIP) using the rational model of planning. Research on their efficacy is sparse and evidence suggests that principals satisfice on these SIPs, producing work that is "good enough" to meet concerns for external legitimacy over…
Descriptors: Public Schools, High Schools, Principals, Educational Improvement
Goldney, David; Murphy, Tom; Fien, John; Kent, Jenny – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2007
Society is becoming increasingly aware of the need for education to play a key role in integrating knowledge and understanding about sustainability into practical, vocational skills which can be used in the workplace. Education for sustainability is now a widely accepted concept which seeks to promote and develop sustainability skills and…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Principles, Educational Policy
Mazzotti, Luciana; Murphy, Barbara; Kent, Jenny – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2007
Society is becoming increasingly aware of the need for education to play a key role in integrating knowledge and understanding about sustainability into practical, vocational skills which can be used in the workplace. Education for sustainability is now a widely accepted concept which seeks to promote and develop sustainability skills and…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Vocational Education, Skill Development, Environmental Education