Observation has been made of an amalgamation of two Catholic
Girls' Schools with the twofold aim of:
i) identifying the elements that have contributed positively
to the functional organisation, and
ii) formulating guidelines to assist future amalgamation
planners.
The three core elements of High Morale, Effective Communication
and Efficient Decision-making were found to be strongly operative
and apparently - as evidence indicated - were facilitated by:
i) principal's attitude and behaviour towards Staff,
ii) administration being open to query and advice,
iii) principal-staff commitment to the task and expressed
goals of the school.
While these factors contributed to the success of the organisation
functionally, specific activities, in some cases exclusive to
Catholic schools, were seen as valuable also. Opportunities for
spiritual support and community building were used positively and
effectively.
The findings indicated that the organisational procedures employed
were sound and, that in distinguishing amalgamation planning from
single-school planning, the basic need is to foster a unity of
purpose and mutual acceptance of persons with persons' rights.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/218828 |
| Date | January 1977 |
| Creators | Carey, Margaret D., n/a |
| Publisher | University of Canberra. Teacher Education |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | ), Copyright Margaret D. Carey |
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