Improving the Quality of Work Life in Public Schools.

Autor/in	Corcoran, Thomas B.
Institution	Research for Better Schools, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.
Titel	Improving the Quality of Work Life in Public Schools.
Quelle	(1986), (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Educational Change; Elementary Secondary Education; Job Satisfaction; Organizational Climate; Organizational Effectiveness; Productivity; Public Schools; Quality of Working Life; School Effectiveness; Work Environment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsreform; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Organisationsklima; Unternehmenserfolg; Produktivität; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Arbeitsqualität; Schuleffizienz; Arbeitsmilieu
Abstract	This paper offers a traditional but often neglected view of schools as places of work. It argues that schools are best understood as places where people work and face problems similar to those encountered in other work organizations. Good schools are places where the quality and quantity of work are greater and the work is integrated more effectively. Since learning is the joint product of the work of staff and students, increasing learning requires more or better work by one or both groups. The productivity of workers is affected by the characteristics of work tasks and the work setting. Effective schools share with productive organizations the following characteristics--clear goals, a high task orientation, feedback on performance, high levels of employee discretion, adequate resources, and effective leadership. Achievement, recognition, professional autonomy, and participative decision making also affect employee productivity. In conclusion, understanding how more and better work can be done in the schools is essential to successful reform. (LMI)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01