Bridging or buffering?: The impact of schools' adaptive strategies on student achievement

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 43, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 60-71

  DiPaola, Michael F ^a   Tschannen Moran, Megan ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Community relations; Educational institutions; Organizational theory; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844385707     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230510577290     Document Type: Review

References (36)

1. Aldrich, H. (1999), Organizations Evolving, Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA.
2. Aldrich, H. and Herker, D. (1977), "Boundary spanning roles and organizational structure", Academy of Management Review, Vol. 2, pp. 217-30.
3. Aldrich, H. and Mindlin, S. (1978), "Uncertainty and dependence: two perspectives on environments", in Karpik, L. (Ed.), Organization and Environment: Theory, Issues, and Reality, Sage, Beverly Hills, CA, pp. 149-70.
4. Barth, P., Haycock, K., Jackson, H., Mora, K., Ruiz, P., Robinson, S. and Wilkins, A. (1999), Dispelling the Myth: High Poverty Schools Exceeding Expectations, Education Trust, Washington, DC.
5. Bulach, C.R., Malone, B. and Castleman, C. (1995), "An investigation of variables related to student achievement", Mid-Western Educational Researcher, Vol. 8 No. 2, pp. 23-9.
6. Daft, R.L. (1994), Organizational Theory and Design, West, St Paul, MN.
7. Epstein, J.L. (1987), "Toward a theory of family-school connections: teacher practices of parent involvement across the school years", in Hurrelman, F.K. and Losel, F. (Eds), Social Intervention: Potential and Constraints, de Gruyter, New York, NY, pp. 121-36.
8. Epstein, J.L. (1991), "Effects on student achievement of teacher practices of parent involvement", in Silvern, S. (Ed.), Literacy through Family, Community, and School Interaction, JAI Press, Greenwich, CT, pp. 261-76.
9. Galbraith, J. (1977), Organizational Design, Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA.
10. Goldring, E.B. (1995), "Striking a balance: boundary spanning and environmental management in schools", in Bacharach, S.B. and Mundell, B. (Eds), Images of Schools, Corwin, Thousand Oaks, CA, pp. 283-315.
11. Griffith, J. (1996), "The relation of parent involvement, empowerment, and school traits to student academic performance", The Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 90 No. 1, pp. 33-41.
12. Hambleton, R., Crocker, L., Cruse, K., Dodd, B., Plake, B. and Poggio, J. (2000), Review of Selected Technical Characteristics of the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) Assessments, Virginia Department of Education, Richmond, VA.
13. Henderson, A.T. and Mapp, K.L. (Eds) (2002), A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family, and Community Connections on Student Achievement, Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, Austin, TX.
14. Hollister, C.D. (1979), "School bureaucratization as a response to parents' demands", Urban Education, Vol. 14, pp. 221-35.
15. Hoy, W.K. and Sabo, D.I. (1998), Quality Middle Schools: Open and Healthy, Corwin Press, Thousand Oaks, CA.
16. Hoy, W.K., Tarter, C.J. and Kottkamp, R.B. (1991), Open Schools/Healthy Schools, Sage, Newbury Park, CA.
17. Johnson, B.L. and Fauske, J.R. (2000), "Principals and the political economy of environmental enactment", Educational Administration Quarterly, Vol. 36 No. 2, pp. 159-85.
18. Katz, D. and Kahn, R.I. (1978), The Social Psychology of Organizations, 2nd ed., Wiley, New York, NY.
19. Kerlinger, F.N. and Lee, H.B. (2000), Foundations of Behavioral Research, 4th ed., Wadsworth, Belmont, CA.
20. Lawrence, P.R. and Lorsch, J.W. (1967), Organization and Environment: Managing Differentiation and Integration, Harvard University Press, Boston, MA.
21. Ogawa, R.I. (1996), "Bridging and buffering relations between parents and schools", UCEA Review, Vol. 37 No. 2, pp. 2-3, 12-13.
22. Pennings, J.M. (1992), "Structural contingency theory: a reappraisal", Research in Organizational Behavior, Vol. 14, pp. 267-309.
23. Pfeffer, J. and Salancik, G. (1982), The External Control of Organizations: A Resource Dependence Perspective, Harper & Row, New York, NY.
24. Scott, W.R. (2003), Organizations: Rational, Natural, and Open Systems, Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
25. Senge, P.M. (1990), The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization, Doubleday, New York, NY.
26. Senge, P.M. (2000), Schools that Learn: A Fifth Discipline Fieldbook for Educators, Parents, and Everyone who Cares about Education, Doubleday, New York, NY.
27. Thompson, J.D. (1967), Organizations in Action, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY.
28. Wang, M.C., Haertel, G.D. and Walberg, H.J. (1994), "What helps students learn?", Educational Leadership, Vol. 51 No. 4, pp. 74-9.
29. Weick, K.E. (1995), Sensemaking in Organizations, Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA.
30. Aldrich, H. (1979), Organization and Environment, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
31. Galbraith, J. (1973), Designing Complex Organizations, Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA.
32. Hannan, M.T. and Freeman, J. (1977), "The population ecology of organizations", American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 82, March, pp. 929-64.
33. Pfeffer, J. (1972), "Size and composition of corporate boards of directors: the organization and its environment", Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 17, pp. 218-28.
34. Richter, I.A. (Ed.) (1998), The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
35. Scott, W.R. (1981), Organizations: Rational, Natural and Open Systems, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
36. Weick, K.E. (1979), "Cognitive processes in organizations", Research in Organizational Behavior, Vol. 1 No. 1, pp. 41-74.