Impact of School Culture on Effectiveness of Secondary Schools With Disadvantaged Students.(Statistical Data Included)

From: The Journal of Educational Research | Date: May 1, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

ABSTRACT Cultural differences between effective secondary schools and average secondary schools were investigated in terms of student participation in school affairs, teamwork, adaptation to school customers' demands, orderliness, continuous school improvement, and emphasis on academic achievement. All the schools were populated primarily by disadvantaged students. The sample included 20 secondary schools in development towns in Israel--l0 effective secondary schools (5 religious state schools and 5 nonreligious state schools) and 10 average secondary schools (5 religious state ...

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