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Examining school culture in Flemish and Chinese primary schools Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The aim of this research is to gain understanding about school culture characteristics of
primary schools in the Flemish and Chinese context. The study was carried out in Flanders
(Belgium) and China, involving a total of 44 Flemish schools and 40 Chinese schools. The
School Culture Scales were used to measure five school culture dimensions with regard to
goal orientation, leadership, innovation orientation, participative ...
primary schools in the Flemish and Chinese context. The study was carried out in Flanders
(Belgium) and China, involving a total of 44 Flemish schools and 40 Chinese schools. The
School Culture Scales were used to measure five school culture dimensions with regard to
goal orientation, leadership, innovation orientation, participative ...
When the context withholds girls from gender a-typical conduct : schools' gender role culture and disruptive school behaviour of boys and girls Ghent University
On average, boys display more disruptive school behaviour than girls. This study looks at this behaviour in the first place as gendered behaviour, investigating whether boys' and girls' disruptive behaviour is associated with their schools' student and teacher gender role culture. Multilevel analyses (HLM7) of representative Flemish data of 2706 male and 2436 female 8th grade students in resp. 57 and 49 secondary schools, and 1247 teachers ...
Principals in schools with a positive school culture Ghent University
This study focuses on the profile of principals who seem to be able to shape the school culture to best encourage teaching and learning. Data from a representative sample of primary schools (N = 46) were collected through questionnaires for principals and for teachers (N = 700) and semi-structured interviews with the principals. Functioning, well-being and personal characteristics of the principal, structural and cultural characteristics of ...
Principals in schools with a positive school culture Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This study focuses on the profile of principals who seem to be able to shape the school culture
to best encourage teaching and learning. Data from a representative sample of primary schools
(N = 46) were collected through questionnaires for principals and for teachers (N = 700) and
semi-structured interviews with the principals. Functioning, well-being and personal
characteristics of the principal, structural and cultural ...
to best encourage teaching and learning. Data from a representative sample of primary schools
(N = 46) were collected through questionnaires for principals and for teachers (N = 700) and
semi-structured interviews with the principals. Functioning, well-being and personal
characteristics of the principal, structural and cultural ...
Role of school principals’ technology leadership practices in building a learning organization culture in public K-12 schools Ghent University KU Leuven
A principal’s technology leadership (TL) practices can facilitate information and communication technologies (ICT) integration into K-12 schools, alongside a drastic change in teachers' organizational behaviors to accompany this technological and cultural transformation process. However, there is little evidence of which TL practices contribute to such a holistic change in school culture; that is, the learning organization (LO) culture ...
The impact of school culture on schools' pupil well-being policy-making capacities University of Antwerp
Pupil well-being has been an important topic in educational research for some time. Differences between schools in their influence on the well-being of their pupils are attributed to the policy-making capacities of the school. Little is known about schools policy-making capacities with regard to pupil well-being, and the impact of school culture on these policy-making capacities. This study addresses these questions using a quantitative research ...
Teacher perceptions of school culture and their organizational commitment and well-being in a Chinese school Ghent University
Teacher perceptions of school culture and their organizational commitment and well-being in a Chinese school Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This study aims to analyze and validate the dimensions and specific features of a school culture in a Chinese context. A sample of 181 teachers from a Chinese primary and secondary school in Beijing participated in a survey that measures school organizational cultural characteristics and teacher organizational commitment and well-being as outcomes of school culture. Specific cultural characteristics of this school and their impact on teacher ...
The effect of school culture on the conduct of school self-evaluations University of Antwerp
In many educational systems, diverse examples of school self-evaluation procedures entered the quality control system. Such school self-evaluations confront schools in different ways with specific challenges. Besides policy related aspects also a number of research-oriented aspects are expected to impact the quality of school self-evaluation processes. This study firstly maps the extent to which school self-evaluations meet policy and ...