Empowering Teachers? An Exploratory Study of Personnel Practices in Virtual Charter Schools in the United States

Autor/inn/en	Beck, Dennis; Maranto, Robert
Titel	Empowering Teachers? An Exploratory Study of Personnel Practices in Virtual Charter Schools in the United States
Quelle	In: Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning, 18 (2014) 2, S.59-82 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1179-7665
Schlagwörter	Charter Schools; Personnel Management; Teacher Selection; Instructional Leadership; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Surveys; Distance Education; Teacher Education; Administrator Education; Online Courses; Innovation; Leadership Styles; Teacher Effectiveness; Likert Scales; Statistical Analysis; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Charter school; Charter-Schule; Personalmanagement; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Lehrerverhalten; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Online course; Online-Kurs; Führungsstil; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Likert-Skala; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Virtual charter schools have the potential to transform teacher personnel management. However, there is currently little evidence that they are doing so. This study examined how 89 teachers at two virtual charter schools perceived school personnel practices and leadership. Survey analysis indicated that teachers perceived personnel practices as resembling those of their previous "brick and mortar" public schools. The results also showed that these teachers had a more positive view of school leaders and the school climate than they had at their previous schools. Implications are discussed in light of teacher education and personnel management literature. Additional research is recommended, as is development of the preparation of school administrators to include online, flexible, and distance learning, and related innovative leadership practices. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01