This article brings together empirical academic research on public sector innovation. Via a
systematic literature review, we investigate 181 articles and books on public sector …

The study's purpose was to examine the articles on principal professional development
published in eight peer-reviewed journals (1998–2008) to assess trends in the types of …

The purpose of this study was to compare transformational and instructional leadership
theories, examine the unique impact that school leaders have on student achievement, and …

A number of scholars are exploring district and site relations in organizational change efforts
in the larger policy context of No Child Left Behind. These studies suggest the importance of …

Recent scholarship suggests the importance of school district offices in supporting reform.
These studies provide strategies for building relations between central offices and sites in …

Although social ties are a necessary condition for social capital, there is a dearth of research
on the factors associated with the existence of such ties among school staff. Using a mixed …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine the way in which low‐performing schools
and their district define, acquire, use, and diffuse research‐based evidence …

Relationships among teachers are increasingly regarded as important building blocks of a
strong school community. A dense teacher network that reflects a common exchange of …

Purpose–Despite the undisputed importance of organizational innovation and decades of
academic research on the subject, there is surprisingly little agreement on what …

While researchers are currently studying various forms of social network interaction among
teachers for their impact on educational policy implementation and practice, knowledge on …