The 200-Day Calendar Initiative in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles: Three Schools' Decision to Break the Mold

Autor/inn/en	Sabatino, Anthony; Huchting, Karen; Dell'Olio, Franca
Titel	The 200-Day Calendar Initiative in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles: Three Schools' Decision to Break the Mold
Quelle	In: Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 16 (2013) 2, S.388-416 (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1097-9638
Schlagwörter	School Schedules; Governance; Elementary Schools; Principals; Instructional Leadership; Decision Making; Leadership Styles; Socioeconomic Influences; Institutional Characteristics; Interviews; Administrator Attitudes; Catholic Schools; School Administration; Measures (Individuals); Clergy; Educational Change; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulzeiteinteilung; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Principal; Schulleiter; Instruction; Leadership; Führung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Führungsstil; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Katholische Schule; Messdaten; Klerus; Bildungsreform; Kalifornien
Abstract	This research study investigated the decision-making process utilized by three elementary schools in adopting the 200-day calendar initiative in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The schools in the study represented three distinct sets of demographics focusing primarily on high, middle, and low socioeconomic characteristics, as reported by the Archdiocese. Principals, pastors, parent representatives, and school advisory council representatives were interviewed. The current study outlines the decision-making process by the school leadership, the reactions to the decision by the stakeholders, and finally, the reasons why these three schools chose to extend their school calendar. Findings suggest that the autonomous leadership and governance structure of the elementary schools in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles allowed schools to utilize a context-specific decision-making process, where once school pastors and principals agreed to the decision, the initiative was adopted at the schools. Reasons for the extension vary by school. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10