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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 reviewedHallinan, Maureen T. – Sociology of Education, 1992
Discusses middle school student tracking. Describes a longitudinal analysis of tracking among 1,669 students. Argues that the number, stability, and size of tracks are determined independently of the student population distribution. Suggests that tracking is often based upon students' track history and prior achievement. Identifies tracking…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Educational Research
Peer reviewedFitzpatrick, Kevin M.; Yoels, William C. – Sociology of Education, 1992
Examines the effects of state policy, sociodemographic composition, and school structure on high school dropout rates in 1980. Reports that total educational expenditures per students' average daily attendance is a significant determinant of school structure with indirect effect on dropout rates. Concludes that family structure is a critical…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Educational Policy
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
Peer reviewedRosenholtz, Susan J.; Simpson, Carl – Sociology of Education, 1990
Examines 1,213 Tennessee elementary teachers' responses to 6 organizational indexes to determine effects of school organization and administrative support on teacher commitment. Finds novices needed organizational support for behavioral management and boundary tasks, midcareer teachers needed autonomy and empowerment, whereas veterans' commitment…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cohort Analysis
