Enabling school structure, collective responsibility, and a culture of academic optimism: Toward a robust model of school performance in Taiwan

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 176-193

  Wu, Jason H ^a   Hoy, Wayne K ^b   Tarter, C John ^c  

^a National Academy for Educational Research   (Taiwan)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Academic emphasis; Academic optimism; Collective efficacy; Collective responsibility; Enabling school structure; Organizational culture; Students; Taiwan; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874815542     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578231311304698     Document Type: Article

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