Organizing Education: Schools, School Districts, and the Study of Organizational History

Autor/in	Duke, Daniel L.
Titel	Organizing Education: Schools, School Districts, and the Study of Organizational History
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Administration, 53 (2015) 5, S.682-697 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957-8234
DOI	10.1108/JEA-08-2014-0097
Schlagwörter	Schools; School Districts; History; School Culture; Educational History; Vignettes; Educational Theories; Educational Change; Sustainability; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change; Leadership; Educational Sociology; School Turnaround + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School; Schule; School district; Schulbezirk; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Schulkultur; Schulleben; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Bildungsreform; Nachhaltigkeit; Unternehmenskultur; Organisationswandel; Führung; Führungsposition; Bildungssoziologie; Erziehungssoziologie
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a rationale for organizational histories of schools and school districts and discuss the findings of selected examples of the genre. Design/methodology/approach: The author presents a vignette of an organizational history, discusses key elements of the methodology, and offers seven ways in which organizational histories address important issues in educational research. Findings: A case is made, using actual examples of research, that organizational histories of schools and school districts can contribute to testing existing theory, developing new theory, describing how educational change occurs, accounting for the sustainability of educational change, explaining organizational continuity over time, understanding school and district responses to persistent social issues, and balancing an over-emphasis on the impact of school and district leaders. Originality/value: The paper draws on the author's original contributions to organizational history as well as the contributions of his doctoral students and others. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01