Perceptions of the School Self-Evaluation Process: The Case of Abu Dhabi

Autor/inn/en	Blaik Hourani, Rida; Litz, David
Titel	Perceptions of the School Self-Evaluation Process: The Case of Abu Dhabi
Quelle	In: School Leadership & Management, 36 (2016) 3, S.247-270 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-2434
DOI	10.1080/13632434.2016.1247046
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Change; Educational Administration; Administrator Effectiveness; Principals; Assistant Principals; Teacher Leadership; Administrator Attitudes; Self Evaluation (Groups); Institutional Evaluation; Educational Quality; Public Schools; Barriers; Case Studies; Qualitative Research; Semi Structured Interviews; United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Bildungsreform; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Principal; Schulleiter; Principals; Stellvertretende Schulleitung; Lehrerfunktionsstelle; Self evaluation; Group; Groups; Selbstevaluation; Gruppe (Soz); Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	The Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) has initiated educational change and school improvements. As part of the school reform agenda, ADEC has introduced school self-evaluation-Irtiqaa (SSE-Irtiqaa). This research probes the effectiveness of school administrators (SAs), including principals, vice principals, academic principals, and heads of faculty, and their perceptions of the implications and implementation of SSE-Irtiqaa. The study also intends to improve school quality and help benchmark Abu Dhabi public schools with international academic standards, by tracing challenges faced during the SSE-Irtiqaa process. Public SAs are the participants of this study. This research is an exploratory case study that employed a qualitative research tool. Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with 14 administrators representing 6 public schools in Abu Dhabi. Findings and recommendations shed light on the areas and paths of development required to facilitate and improve the SSE-Irtiqaa process. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01