The Meaning and Measure of Organizational Learning Mechanisms in Secondary Schools

Educational Administration Quarterly

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 577-609

  Schechter, Chen ^a   Atarchi, Lilach ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Dekel Elementary School   (Israel)

Author keywords

collective efficacy; organizational commitment; organizational learning; organizational learning mechanisms; secondary schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907307611     PISSN: 0013161X     EISSN: 15523519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013161X13508772     Document Type: Article

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