Highly Effective Interdisciplinary Teams: Perceptions of Exemplary Middle School Principals.

Autor/inn/en	George, Paul S.; Stevenson, Chris
Titel	Highly Effective Interdisciplinary Teams: Perceptions of Exemplary Middle School Principals.
Quelle	(1988), (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Administrator Attitudes; Cooperative Planning; Educational Cooperation; Excellence in Education; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Principals; School Surveys; Team Teaching + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; cooperation; Kooperation; Lernerfolg; Mittelstufe; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Principal; Schulleiter; Teamteaching
Abstract	This study analyzed the opinions of exemplary middle school principals concerning what constitutes highly effective interdisciplinary teams. The schools that the principals represented were chosen according to the Department of Education's, Phi Delta Kappa's, and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development's assessment of threshold criteria dealing with academic achievement, student behavior, teacher morale, and local, state, and national reputation for excellence. Sixty-three percent or 82 out of 154 of these principals participated. Interpretative categories were gleaned from the principals' responses to a survey. The findings demonstrated that teachers who dedicate themselves to the academic and personal success of their students; work hard with students to build a feeling of unity and belonging; involve parents; and foster participative planning among students, parents, and administrators, belong to the most effective teams. Furthermore, administrators who vigorously instigate and prolong these teams actually promote their effectiveness. In addition, the results indicate that the interdisciplinary team is an essential element of effective middle level education. (JAM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01