本研究旨在建構一套適用當前教育環境的「國民小學學校效能評鑑指標與權重體系」，以作為未來有效評鑑國民小學辦學績效的基礎。 研究者透過推薦程序，選定教育學者、教育行政人員、小學校長及小學教師等合計138名為參與評定專家，以進行指標可用性及相對權重分配之調查及訪談，並應用卡方考驗、階層分析程序法(AHP) 等進行考驗分析，最後建構完成「國民小學學校效能評鑑指標與權重體系」。研究結果顯示： 一、「國民小學學校效能評鑑指標與權重體系」中，一級指標包含了「教育輸入」、「教育歷程」與「教育產出」。其相對權重分配，「教育輸入」指標為26％，「教育歷程」指標為41％，「教育產出」指標則為33％。 二、一級指標中之教育輸入指標，下轄「發展目標與計畫」、「經費與教學設備」、「教師能力素質」與「學校環境品質」等四個二級指標。其相對權重分配，依序為20％、17％、43％與20％，其下並分別下轄數個三級評鑑指標。 三、一級指標中之教育歷程指標，下轄「校長領導作為」、「學校行政管理」、「學校組織氣氛」與「教師教學品質」等四個二級指標。其相對權重分配，依序為23％、12％、23％與42％，其下並分別下轄三到四個三級評鑑指標。 四、一級指標中之教育產出指標，下轄「發展目標與計畫達成」、「學生成就表現」、「教師專業成長」與「學校社區聲望」等四個二級指標，其相對權重分配，依序為24％、34％、28％與14％，其下並分別下轄二到四個三級評鑑指標。 五、三級評鑑指標項下，並建構有評估細目指標，惟並無相對權重之設計，以符合實務應用時客觀具體與因地制宜之平衡需求。 此外，本研究也針對「學校效能評鑑模式」、「評鑑指標的有效選擇」與「相對權重的理想建構」等進行分析討論。文末並針對實務應用與未來之研究方向等提出具體之建議。 / The purpose of this study aims to establish the evaluation indicators and the weight system of school effectiveness in elementary education. Total of 138 experts were recommended to help developing the evaluation indicators. The subjects consisting of educators, administrators, principals, teachers in elementary schools are implemented with questionnaires and interviews. The main work of these experts was to judge the availability of indicators and the ratio of weights. The results are analyzed by Chi-square test and Analytic Hierarchy　Process（AHP）. The conclusion manifests as follows: 1) the first-order indicators in the weight system for elementary school effectiveness include educational input, educational process, and educational output. The weight for each inidicator is 26%, 41% and 33% respectively. The second-order inidicators and their weights are stated as follows: a.) the "educational input" comprises four second-order indicators: developing goals and planning (20％), expenditure and equipment（17％）, teachers' competence（43％） and environmental quality（20％）. There are three third-order indicators under these second-order indicators. b.) the "educational process" encompasses four second-order indicators: principal's leadership（23％）, administration and management（12％）, school climate (23％) and teaching quality (42%). Each of these indicators contains three or four third-order indicators. c.) the "educational output" contains of four second-order indicators: the developing and achieving goals（24％）, students' performance（34％）, teachers' professional development（28％）, and school's reputation in community (14％). Each of these indicators also contains 2 to 4 third-order indicators. 2.) the reason for the fourth-order indicators not given any weight is to keep the flexibility of this system in various education settings. Besides, this study also discusses the evaluation model of school effectiveness, the effective choice of indicators and the ideal construct of indicator weight. At the end of the study also proposes some concrete suggestions for practice and further study.

本研究旨在探討高級中等學校分布式領導、學校創新經營與學校效能的現況及其彼此之關係。採用調查研究法，編製「高級中等學校分布式領導、學校創新經營與學校效能關係問卷」進行資料的蒐集，以臺灣地區公私立高級中等學校教師為研究對象，依學校類型、學校屬性、學校規模、所在區域等四種標準，分層抽取86所學校，共發出1192份問卷，回收1103份，回收率為92.5%，扣除無效問卷後，有效問卷為1052份。使用SPSS 18.0 for Windows及AMOS18.0 for Windows套裝軟體，進行描述性統計、因素分析、相關分析、t 考驗、變異數分析及結構方程模式等統計方法，獲得以下結論： 一、 「清晰的組織結構和績效責任」、「校園環境創新」、「行政公關績效」分別最能呈現高級中等學校分布式領導、學校創新經營、學校效能之效果。 二、 高級中等學校分布式領導、學校創新經營與學校效能現況屬於中高程度，分別以「營造信任的文化」、「外部關係創新」、「教師專業展能」得分最高，「清晰的組織結構與績效責任」、「校園環境創新」、「學生整體表現」得分最低。 三、 不同背景變項高級中等學校教師所知覺分布式領導現況達顯著差異者為：高中高於高職，私立學校高於公立學校，女性校長的學校高於男性校長，男性教師高於女性教師，51歲以上教師高於31-40歲、41-50歲的教師，服務21年 (含)以上的資深教師高於6-10年的教師，擔任主任者高於組長、導師與專任教師，大學學歷的教師高於研究所以上學歷的教師。 四、 不同背景變項高級中等學校教師所知覺學校創新經營現況達顯著差異者為：高中優於高職，私立學校高於公立學校，女性校長的學校高於男性校長的學校，男性教師高於女性教師，51歲以上教師高於31-40歲的教師，擔任主任者高於組長、導師與專任教師。 五、 不同背景變項高級中等學校教師所知覺學校效能現況達顯著差異者為：高中優於高職，私立學校高於公立學校，女性校長的學校高於男性校長的學校，51歲以上教師高於30歲以下、31-40歲、41-50歲的教師，服務21年 (含)以上的資深教師高於6-10年、11-15年的教師，擔任主任者高於組長、導師與專任教師。 六、 學校所在地區、學校規模、校長學歷、擔任校長年資四個背景變項不同之教師，所知覺高級中等學校分布式領導、學校創新經營、學校效能皆無顯著差異。 七、 高級中等學校分布式領導、學校創新經營與學校效能三者，兩兩之間皆為高度正相關。 八、 高級中等學校分布式領導可透過學校創新經營，增強對學校效能的正向影響力。分布式領導各層面對學校創新經營、對學校效能皆以「領導能量的投入」具有最大間接效果，其次依序為「清晰的組織結構和績效責任」、「自信推動變革的領導者」、「營造信任的文化」。學校創新經營各層面對學校效能的間接效果值由高而低依序為「課程活動創新」、「校園環境創新」、「外部關係創新」、「行政管理創新」。 最後，依據研究結論提出建議，供主管教育行政機關、學校及未來研究之參考。 / The purpose of this study is to probe into not only the current situation of distributed leadership, school innovative management and school effectiveness, but also their relationships with each other. With survey research method, a questionnaire entitled The Relationships Between Distributed Leadership, School Innovative Management and School Effectiveness in Senior High Schools is applied to gather data from public and private high school teachers in Taiwan area. By employing the stratified random sampling method, there are 1,192 questionnaires sent out to 86 schools, based on their type, attribute, scale, and location. There are 1,103 questionnaires retrieved, making the response rate 92.5%, and there are 1,052 valid questionnaires after invalid ones deducted. The packages SPSS 18.0 for Windows and AMOS 18.0 for Windows are adopted to carry out descriptive statistics, factor analysis, Pearson correlation analysis, t-test, one-way ANOVA, and structural equation modeling. The findings of this study are as follows: 1. “Definite organizational structure and performance responsibility,” “The innovation of campus environment,” and “The performance of administrative public relations” can best manifest the effects of distributed leadership, school innovative management and school effectiveness, respectively, in senior high schools. 2. The current situation of distributed leadership, school innovative management and school effectiveness in senior high schools belongs to high-intermediate level, with “Build the trustworthy culture,” The innovation of external relations,” and “The abilities of teachers’ professional development” attaining top marks, respectively, and “Definite organizational structure and performance responsibility,” “The innovation of campus environment,” and “Students’ overall performance” scoring the lowest, respectively. 3. Some significant differences toward the current situation of distributed leadership perceived by senior high school teachers with different background variables are: senior high schools higher than vocational high schools, private schools higher than public schools, schools with female principals higher than those with male principals, male teachers higher than female teachers, teachers older than 51 years of age higher than those of 31-40 years old or 41-50 years old, senior teachers with at least 21 years of teaching experience higher than those with 6-10 years, serving as directors higher than section chiefs, homeroom teachers and full-time teachers, and teachers with undergraduate degrees higher than those with graduate degrees. 4. Some significant differences toward the current situation of school innovative management perceived by senior high school teachers with different background variables are: senior high schools higher than vocational high schools, private schools higher than public schools, schools with female principals higher than those with male principals, male teachers higher than female teachers, teachers older than 51 years of age higher than those of 31-40 years old , and serving as directors higher than section chiefs, homeroom teachers and full-time teachers. 5. Some significant differences toward the current situation of school effectiveness perceived by senior high school teachers with different background variables are: senior high schools higher than vocational high schools, private schools higher than public schools, schools with female principals higher than those with male principals, teachers older than 51 years of age higher than those under 30 years old, 31-40 years old or 41-50 years old, senior teachers with at least 21 years of teaching experience higher than those with 6-10 years or 11-15 years, and serving as directors higher than section chiefs, homeroom teachers and full-time teachers. 6. Toward distributed leadership, school innovative management and school effectiveness in senior high schools, there is no significant difference perceived by teachers of four different background variables--school location, school scale, principals’ academic degrees, and duration as principals. 7. There is a highly positive correlation between distributed leadership, school innovative management and school effectiveness in senior high schools. 8. Distributed leadership in senior high schools can reinforce positive influence on school effectiveness through school innovative management. As regards all aspects of distributed leadership, the very one that has the most indirect effects on both school innovative management and school effectiveness is “The input of leadership,” and other aspects in sequence are “Definite organizational structure and performance responsibility,” “The leader confidently pushing for reforms,” and “Build the trustworthy culture.” All aspects’ top-down values of the indirect effects of school innovative management on school effectiveness are “The innovation of curricular activities,” “The innovation of campus environment,” ”The innovation of external relations,” and “The innovation of administrative management.” Finally, according to the conclusions of this study, some suggestions are proposed for the educational executive organizations, schools, and the reference of future study.

本研究旨在瞭解臺北市立國民中學學校領導、學校行政及學校效能之現況與關係，進而建構及驗證其互動模式，以探討參選優質學校的學校領導及行政管理等向度，對其學校效能的影響，並且依研究結果提出建議。 本研究抽取臺北市立國民中學及完全中學國中部共計30所學校，針對學校校長、主任及組長進行調查，總共發出326份問卷調查，收回有效問卷268份。再以描述統計分析、t考驗、單因子變異數分析、相關分析及多元逐步迴歸分析等，探討其實施現況、相關情形及學校領導、學校行政對學校效能之預測力，最後進行討論與結論建議。研究主要發現如下： 一、 臺北市立國民中學學校領導、學校行政及學校效能發展之現況： (一) 學校領導向度包括領導理念、領導團隊、領導作為及領導績效四向度；其整體與各分向度得分皆為中高，其中以領導理念得分最佳。 (二) 學校行政向度包括知識管理、人力管理、事務管理及績效管理四向度；其整體與各分向度得分皆為中高，其中以事務管理得分最佳。 (三) 學校效能包括行政領導、教師教學、學生表現、環境規劃及社區關係五向度；其整體與各分向度得分皆為中高，其中以社區關係得分最佳。 二、 不同背景變項在學校領導、學校行政及學校效能之差異情形： (一) 不同背景變項在學校領導的得分方面：研究發現在年齡、行政年資擔任職務有顯著差異，但在性別、最高學歷、學校類型、學校規模及參選優質學校評選經驗無顯著差異。 (二) 不同背景變項在學校行政的得分方面：研究發現在行政年資、擔任職務、學校類型有顯著差異，但在性別、年齡、最高學歷、學校規模及參選優質學校評選經驗無顯著差異。 (三) 不同背景變項在學校效能的得分方面：研究發現在年齡、行政年資、擔任職務有顯著差異，但在性別、最高學歷、學校類型、學校規模及參選優質學校評選經驗無顯著差異。 三、 學校領導、學校行政及學校效能發展之相關情形： (一) 整體學校領導與整體學校行政間呈顯著正相關(r =.831,p<.001)，學校領導各分向度中，以領導績效與整體學校行政的相關程度最高。 (二) 整體學校領導與整體學校效能間呈顯著正相關(r =.829,p<.001)，學校領導各分向度中，以領導績效與整體學校效能的相關程度最高。 (三) 整體學校行政與整體學校效能間呈顯著正相關(r =.851,p<.001)，學校領導各分向度中，以績效管理與整體學校效能的相關程度最高。 四、 學校領導、學校行政各向度對學校效能之預測情形： 學校領導之領導績效、領導團隊及領導理念對整體學校效能有顯著的預測力；學校行政之績效管理、事務管理及人力管理對整體學校效能有顯著的預測力。 最後，本研究根據研究的發現，提出相關建議，俾供教育行政機關、國民中學及後續研究參考。 / The main purpose of this study was to investigate school eadership, administration management and school effectiveness in Taipei municipal junior high school. What this study aimed at was to understand the current situation of school leadership,administration management and school effectiveness and the correlation between them. Questionnaire survey is used as the research method in this study. 326 samples were delivered to principals, directors and chiefs of 30 Taipei municipal junior high schools, among them were 268 retrieved valid. The collected data were analyzed by Descriptive Statistical Analysis, t-test, One-way ANOVA, correlation ,Multiple Regression and LISREL model. The analysis of the data revealed the following conclusions: A.In the aspect of school leadership: 1.The school leadership include four parts: (1) leadership philosophy,(2) leadership team,(3) leadership behaviors,(4) leadership performance.The perception of principals, directors and chiefs were above average agreement of the four parts.The best dimension is” leadership philosophy”. 2.Teachers’ age, years of service,and position of service have significant influences on school leadership. But teachers’ sexual, highest educational degree, school types, school size, and experience of Participating in Evaluating the Quality School do not have any significant influences. B. In the aspect of administration management: 1.The administration management include four parts: (1) knowledge management,(2) staff management,(3) affairs management,(4) performance management.The perception of principals, directors and chiefs were above average agreement of the four parts.The best dimension is”affairs management”. 2.Teachers’ years of service, position of service ,and school types have significant influences on administration management. But teachers’ sexual, age, highest educational degree, school size, and experience of Participating in Evaluating the Quality School do not have any significant influences. C. In the aspect of school effectiveness: 1.The school effectiveness include five parts: (1) administration leadership,(2) teaching performance,(3) student learning performance,(4) campus planning,(5) community relations.The perception of principals, directors and chiefs were above average agreement of the five parts.The best dimension is” community relations”. 2.Teachers’ age, years of service, and position of service have significant influences on school effectiveness. But teachers’ sexual, highest educational degree, school types, school size, and experience of Participating in Evaluating the Quality School do not have any significant influences. D. In the aspect of relationships among school eadership, administration management and school effectiveness 1.There was positive correlation and regression existed among school eadership, administration management and school effectiveness. 2.School leadership and administration management did promote school effectiveness. In the last part, the researcher, based on the finding, proposes some suggestions for the education authorities, the junior high schools’ principals, and the future researcher, hoping to benefit the development of junior high school education in the future.

本研究旨在建構並驗證私立高中職學校校長分布式領導、學校組織健康與學校效能之模式，並比較不同教師背景變項及學校背景變項的差異，依據研究所得結論，分別對教育主管行政機關、私立高中職董事會、私立高中職學校及後續研究者提出建議，以做為推展校長分布式領導，促進學校組織健康，及提升學校效能之參考。 本研究使用問卷調查法，以單因子變異數分析、皮爾森積差相關、多元迴歸、結構方程模式等統計方法，探討私立高中職學校校長分布式領導、學校組織健康與學校效能之關係及模式驗證。經由文獻的蒐集與探討，提出本研究的研究架構和路徑關係模式圖。研究對象為北北基私立高中職學校600位教師；研究工具為研究者自編之私立高中職學校校長分布式領導、學校組織健康與學校效能關係之調查問卷。 透過統計分析與討論，本研究獲得以下結論： 一、私立高中職學校教師覺知校長分布式領導、學校組織健康與學校效能之現況屬中高程度。 二、私立高中職學校部分教師在人員背景變項與學校背景變項對校長分布式領導、學校組織健康與學校效能的覺知具有顯著差異。 三、私立高中職學校校長分布式領導、學校組織健康與學校效能三者間具有正向關聯性。 四、私立高中職學校校長分布式領導、學校組織健康對學校效能均具有正向預測力。 五、本研究所建構之私立高中職學校校長分布式領導、學校組織健康與學校效能之結構方程模式具有良好適配度。 / The study aims to construct and examine the model of principals’ distributed leadership, school health, and effectiveness in private senior and vocational high schools, and compare differences in variances of teachers’ background and schools’ background. The outcomes and suggestions provide substantial references for educational authorities and administrations, the board of directors in private senior and vocational high schools, private senior and vocational high schools, and future researchers to promote principals’ distributed leadership, school health, and school effectiveness. This study adopted questionnaire survey and statistical methods such as one-way ANOVA, Pearson Product-Moment Correlations Coefficient, Multiple Regression Analysis, and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to explore the association and model of principals’ distributed leadership, school health, and school effectiveness in private senior and vocational high schools. The framework of research and the path analysis module diagram were constructed on the basis of literature reviews. The subjects of the study included 600 teachers teaching in private senior and vocational high schools in Taipei, New Taipei, and Keelung. The research tool of survey questionnaire was created by the researcher, containing constructs of distributed leadership, school health, and school effectiveness. Based on data analysis and discussions, the conclusions are as follows: 1. Participating teachers perceived that the principals’ distributed leadership, school health, and school effectiveness presented a middle to high level. 2. For some participating teachers, there are significant differences between the two variables of teachers’ background and schools’ background on the perceived principals’ distributed leadership, school health, and school effectiveness. 3. There is a positive correlation between the variables of principals’ distributed leadership, school health, and school effectiveness. 4. Both principals’ distributed leadership and school health show a positive prediction power to school effectiveness. 5. The SEM constructed for the principals’ distributed leadership, school health, and school effectiveness showed a goodness of fit.

From the wave of policy reforms of the new Minister of Education and Human Resources for a "World Class Quality Education", stakeholders have been ascribing the poor quality of learner performance to a lack of motivated teachers. This study focuses on the factors that impact on teacher motivation in the Flacq district of Mauritius and on the role of the principal in enhancing teacher motivation. An empirical investigation based on qualitative research was conducted following the literature study on these two themes. Motivational factors pertain to the school-based personal and professional needs of the teacher. Due to centralised school governance and instructional leadership tasks being delegated to the School Management Team, principals are not effective teacher motivators. Recommendations relate to transformational, distributive and participatory leadership strategies for optimal instructional principalship. / Educational Leadership and Management / M. Ed. (Educational management)

The study was carried out to investigate the role of the secondary school head in Botswana in respect to four themes, namely: staff development; classroom supervision; school culture building; and conflict management. Basically, school development planning was defined as a strategy that can be employed to improve the teaching and learning processes. This could be achieved by on-going staff development programmes that equip staff with new knowledge and new classroom teaching techniques. Details of strategies that could be used to achieve this were examined and discussed in this thesis. Two chapters of the literature review were made in this thesis. Chapter II (Part I) made a direct link between the literature review and the research questions on the main topic of this thesis. Chapter III (Part II) on the other hand provided, a comparative analysis of school development planning between Botswana (as the focal point) and the United Kingdom and Australia (as examples). The analysis was concerned with three issues of: human capacity; budget allocation and its control; and accountability. The inclusion of this second chapter on the literature analysis was to add weight and to raise the analytical standard of the thesis. Closed responses and open-ended questionnaires were used to gather data. A total of 60 respondents comprising heads and teachers from 10 junior and five senior secondary schools participated in the investigation. Summaries of the findings from both the empirical and theoretical components for each of the themes are that: • There cannot be development without developing the developer. • Classroom supervision is essential because it provides the basis for staff development and subsequently improved teaching. • School development planning must be a staff co-operative effort leading to the formation of a sustainable school culture of working teams. • Conflict is always there in organizations, what is important , however, is for the administrator to manage it such that it benefits the organization. Basically, the empirical and theoretical components, supported each other on the majority of issues. The United Kingdom and Australia, being developed countries, do not experience the problems of funding, staffing, and other supportive resources to effectively implement school development planning to the extent of Botswana. / Educational Leadership and Management / D. Ed. (Educational Management)

The issue of quality education is a critical topic of discussion, for South Africa facing the challenge of implementation amidst a plethora of progressive policies. This research project is undertaken in collaboration with the Curriculum, Evaluation, and Management Centre (CEM) at Durham University in the United Kingdom. The Middle Years Information System (MidYIS) project was developed with the aim of providing schools with information on how learners would perform at the end of two national examinations namely Key Stage 3 and General Certificate in Secondary Education, in addition to providing value-added information. The purpose of the research reported here is to describe the procedures undertaken to explore the feasibility of implementing the MidYIS system in the South African context. The research was guided by two main research questions. The first research main research question is how appropriate is the Middle Years Information System (MidYIS) as a monitoring system in the South African context? The word “appropriate” here interrogates the suitability of the MidYIS system for South Africa looking specifically at validity and reliability issues. This non-experimental study used a mixed methods design, rooted in pragmatism, to explore validity and reliability issues of using MidYIS as a possible monitoring system that would provide a balanced view of the school’s contribution to academic gains made by learners. The sample included in the study ranged from National Department of Education officials (two officials from curriculum and assessment), Provincial Department of Education officials (one mathematics specialist, one language specialist and one specialist from the Gauteng Department of Education Office for Standards in Education), specialists in the field of language, mathematics, and psychology as well as 11 schools. In particular content-related validity (including curriculum validity), construct-related validity, and predictive validity were examined while inferences drawn with regard to reliability were done by means of internal consistency reliability. From a curriculum perspective for content-related validity, it was found that there was moderate curriculum validity for language while inferences drawn for mathematics were substantially stronger. For content-related validity from a psychometric perspective, it was found that there was overlap between the domain of developed abilities and the MidYIS assessment. Construct-related validity was explored by means of Rasch analysis and it was found that items in the MidYIS assessment tend to form well-defined constructs. Predictive validity was explored by means of correlation analysis between the MidYIS assessment and school-based results in language and mathematics. The analysis shows that it could be possible to use the MidYIS assessment for prediction purposes. However, additional research would be needed to explore this facet of validity further with a larger sample and using standardised school-based results. The MidYIS assessment was found to be reliable for the sample as a whole as well as for population groups within the sample. The second main research question extends the first research question. If MidYIS is valid, with South African adaptations, and reliable, then what factors on a school, classroom, and learner-level could have an effect on learner performance. Thus, the second main research question is which factors could have an effect on learner performance and therefore inform the design of the monitoring system? In order to explore factors, multilevel analysis was undertaken on the various levels within the school system namely the principals, mathematics and language educators, as well as learners who completed questionnaires. It was found that four learner-level factors (with whom learners live, mother’s level of education, importance of mathematics and importance of English), one educator level factor (challenges to assessment due to lack of in-service training) and two school-level factors (educators make use of monitoring systems and encouraging academic achievement) seem to have an effect on the performance of learners. / Thesis (PhD (Assessment and Quality Assurance in Education and Training))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Curriculum Studies / PhD / Unrestricted

[pt] Investigamos fatores associados ao valor agregado de proficiência em Língua Portuguesa e Matemática, a alunos do Ensino Médio de escolas estaduais do estado do Rio de Janeiro. A escolha pelo Ensino Médio é justificada pela importância desta etapa para a concretização plena do direito à Educação Básica, pelos baixos índices de desempenho e rendimento evidenciados nas avaliações nacionais e pela carência de estudos, no Brasil, sobre fatores associados ao desempenho dos alunos nesse nível de ensino. Seguindo apontamentos da literatura sobre as escolas eficazes e estudos baseados na análise de valor agregado, investigamos a variação dos ganhos de proficiência em Língua Portuguesa e Matemática entre os alunos de diferentes escolas da rede e sua associação com um conjunto de fatores internos e externos à escola, por meio do uso de dados do Sistema de Avaliação da Educação do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – SAERJ. Utilizando uma abordagem longitudinal, a obtenção dos valores agregados ao longo do Ensino Médio se deu pela comparação entre as proficiências prévias dos alunos, no SAERJ 2010, quando cursavam o nono ano do Ensino Fundamental, e as proficiências de saída desses mesmos alunos, quando foram avaliados no terceiro ano do Ensino Médio, em 2013. A análise dos dados compreendeu três etapas principais. Na primeira, tendo em vista que o nosso grupo de interesse estava constituído por alunos sem reprovações, comparamos características desse grupo com o restante dos alunos avaliados pelo SAERJ em 2013, de maneira a verificar o quanto nossa amostra se aproximava da realidade do restante do estado em termos das características sociodemográficas e socioeconômicas dos alunos, bem como das características do sistema de ensino (turno, modalidade de Ensino Médio, distribuição geográfica etc.). Os resultados dessa comparação evidenciaram que a amostra de alunos apresenta grandes semelhanças com o universo de alunos avaliados. Na segunda etapa, mapeamos a distribuição dos valores agregados de proficiência entre as escolas da rede estadual, buscando identificar variâncias significativas nos valores agregados, bem como escolas que tivessem se destacado positiva ou negativamente. A conclusão dessa segunda etapa nos permitiu categorizar as escolas da amostra, tendo em vista tanto suas médias de desempenho quanto sua localização na escala de padrões de desempenho do SAERJ. Os resultados mostram que há grandes desafios no Ensino Médio, referentes aos dois componentes curriculares avaliados, sobretudo em Matemática, disciplina na qual uma pequena minoria dos alunos se encontra nos níveis adequado ou avançado de proficiência. Na última etapa, através do uso de modelagem linear hierárquica, foram feitas análises dos fatores associados aos valores agregados de proficiência. Os principais resultados apontam que o porte da escola importa tanto para a eficácia como para a equidade escolar; que a reprovação está associada a desempenhos mais baixos dos alunos especialmente em Matemática; e que políticas e práticas mais democráticas de gestão escolar estão associadas a melhores proficiências em Língua Portuguesa e, principalmente, em Matemática. A tese também traz evidências de escolas em que há associação significativa entre eficácia e equidade, especialmente em Língua Portuguesa. / [en] We investigated factors associated with proficiency value-added in Portuguese and Mathematics to high school students in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The relevance of this work is based on the importance of this level of education for the full realization of the right to education, the low levels of performance evidenced by national educational evaluation systems and the lack of studies in Brazil on factors associated with student performance at this level of education. Following notes of the literature on effective schools and studies based on value-added analysis, we investigated the variation of proficiency gains in Portuguese Language and Mathematics among students from different schools of the network and its association with a set of internal and external factors to school. Data were obtained through the Evaluation System of education in the state of Rio de Janeiro - SAERJ. From a longitudinal approach, added-values over the high school was given by comparing the previous proficiencies students in SAERJ 2010, when they were attending the 9th grade of elementary school, and the output proficiencies of these same students, when evaluated in the 3rd year of high school, in 2013. Data analysis was developed in three stages. At first, given that our interest group was made up of students without reproaches, we compare characteristics of this group with the rest of the students evaluated by SAERJ in 2013, in order to check how much our sample approached the state of the rest, in terms of sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics of students as well as the characteristics of the education system (shift, high school mode, geographical distribution etc.). The results of this comparison showed that the sample of students is very similar to the universe of evaluated students. In the second step, we map the distribution of proficiency added-values between schools of the state, seeking to identify significant variances in the aggregate figures and schools that had stood out positively or negatively. The completion of this second stage allowed us to categorize the schools in the sample, with a view both their average performance and its location on the scale of SAERJ performance standards. The results show that there are major challenges in high school, for the two curriculum components evaluated, especially in Mathematics, in which a small minority of students is in the appropriate level or advanced level of proficiency. In the last step, through the use of hierarchical linear modeling, analysis of factors associated with proficiency added-values was made. The main results show that school size matters both for effectiveness and for school equity; that school failure is associated with lower performance of the students especially in mathematics; and more democratic policies and practices of school management are associated with better proficiency in Portuguese and, especially, in mathematics. The thesis also provides evidences of schools where there is a significant association between efficiency and equity, especially in Portuguese.

In this study, the researcher explored the prevalence of distributed leadership practices in schools in Johannesburg South in order to illustrate how the principals in effective schools collaborated with different members of staff to ensure the school’s success. To this end, a literature study was undertaken on relevant theories and on the results of previous research on the issue. The study explored literature from local and international perspectives on distributed leadership to understand how this form of leadership impacted the functioning of primary schools in Johannesburg South. This was followed by an empirical investigation using judgemental and purposive sampling methods to select participants. A mixed methods research design was employed to elicit both quantitative and qualitative data from a single, structured questionnaire. Participants included 86 respondents from 9 primary schools. Throughout the research study, ethical considerations like keeping confidentiality of information provided and anonymity of research participants were upheld. Data analysis involved a mix of quantitative data analysis and content analysis. Based on the findings, recommendations were made to the GDE and school principals on support needed by teachers if distributed leadership is to ensure school effectiveness. The study found that distributed leadership not only motivated teachers, but compelled them to recognise their own strengths and weaknesses, and contribute to school leadership by taking on roles that interest them. Schools in Johannesburg South have created a culture in which distributed leadership tends to flourish. Distributed leadership ensures that a myriad of well-developed teachers exist at all ranks of the school, who have the capacity to fill vacant positions when a need arises to ensure the smooth functioning of schools. / Educational Management and Leadership / M. Ed. (Education Management)

Il progetto di ricerca muove dall’interesse per l’emergere di nuove epistemologie della formazione professionale che riconoscono la pratica condivisa come contesto epistemologico di produzione e sviluppo di competenze. Recenti ricerche collegano le possibilità di crescita professionale del singolo allo sviluppo complessivo delle organizzazioni, interpretate come sistemi di comunità che apprendono. Il tema di fondo su cui si confronta la ricerca attiene alla trasformazione delle conoscenze dell’insegnante, all’interno dei vincoli e delle possibilità connesse all’attuale fase di transizione, in favore dell’apprendimento organizzativo. Più in dettaglio, la ricerca indaga il ruolo che assumono le conoscenze tacite nella trasformazione di conoscenza dal livello individuale a quello collettivo. / The research project originates from the interest in emerging new epistemologies of professional formation which identify shared practice as the epistemological context of competence creation and development. Recent research relates the opportunities of individual professional growth to the overall development of the organizations, considered as learning community systems. Given the limits and possibilities connected to the present moment of transition, the main point the research deals with is the transformation of the teacher's knowledge in favour of organizational learning. To be more precise, the research investigates the role of tacit knowledge in the transformation of knowledge from individual to collective level.