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Peer reviewedKhan, Sar B.; Traub, Ross E. – Canadian Journal of Education, 1980
Teachers conducting more open programs and/or teaching in architecturally open schools had significantly more positive attitudes towards education, teaching, pupils, and educational innovation than did teachers conducting less open programs and/or teaching in architecturally closed or partially closed schools. This apparently reflects more…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Educational Facilities Design, Interior Space, Job Satisfaction
Download full textBurnham, Brian – 1973
In the spring of 1973, a standardized test of reading and mathematics skills was administered to 564 grade 3 pupils distributed among two open plan schools (155 pupils) and seven conventionally constructed schools (409 pupils). The groups were matched on IQ, geographic location, the academic qualifications of their teachers, and average class…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Educational Facilities Design
Faulkner, Raymond T. B.; O'Reilly, Robert R. – 1981
Based on Fiedler's Contingency Model of Leadership Effectiveness and Leader-Match program, this study's hypothesis is that experienced school principals increase their effectiveness by changing key organizational variables to suit their personal leadership styles. Following V. D. McNamara's application of Fiedler's contingency model in a study of…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Hypothesis Testing
