...Alanood Alkaabi; Jacob Poopada Cherian; Ross Davidson Purpose This study aimed to explore the relationships between school cost, school quality, and students' achievement in private schools in the UAE. Moreover, it also aimed to determine the extent to which socio-economic factors influence...

...Ufuk Erdogan; Michael F. Dipaola; Burhanettin Donmez Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among collective teacher efficacy (CTE), organizational citizenship behavior (OCB), and student achievement in Turkey. Design/methodology/approach Multilevel analysis...

...Po Tsai; Panayiotis Antoniou Purpose This paper aims to describe the findings of a study investigating the relationships between teacher attitudes to teaching mathematics, teacher self-efficacy, student achievement and teacher job satisfaction in Taiwan. Design/methodology/approach Data were...

...Agustinus Bandur Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the key determinants of effective school-based management (SBM) for improved teaching−learning environments and student achievements, while identifying the major reasons as to why poor implementation of SBM is associated with lower...

...Abdullah Alam; Mushtaq Ahmad Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of instructional leadership, professional communities and extra “non-teaching” responsibilities for teachers on student achievement. Design/methodology/approach For a sample of 214 teachers from 88 primary...

...), their job satisfaction and student achievement. The benefits of the principal’s leadership behaviors for student achievement are primarily hypothesized as indirect, with either a weak or statistically non-significant direct positive effect on student outcomes. Path modeling was applied to validate...

... a positive effect on student achievement. Their responses were then compared with Education Week's 2009 rating of state education systems. Findings From the response from the 26 responding state directors, the study found that most states do not require professional development for school board...