School autonomy policies lead to increases in principal autonomy and job satisfaction
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Horwood, Marcus, Parker, Philip D., Marsh, Herbert W., Guo, Jiesi and Dicke, Theresa. (2022). School autonomy policies lead to increases in principal autonomy and job satisfaction. International Journal of Educational Research. 115, p. Article 102048. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2022.102048
Authors | Horwood, Marcus, Parker, Philip D., Marsh, Herbert W., Guo, Jiesi and Dicke, Theresa |
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Abstract | We explore whether decentralization of decision-making influences school principals’ subjective experience of autonomy, job demands, burnout, and job satisfaction. Using six-years of longitudinal data, we used two Australian education reforms as a natural experiment of the effect of decentralization. Exploiting state-to-state variation in the policies, we used difference-in-differences models, finding that the decentralization policies had a small influence on increasing self-perceptions of autonomy without increasing job demands. We also found that the policies had a small positive effect on job satisfaction. |
Keywords | education policy; autonomy; school principals; burnout; job demands |
Year | 2022 |
Journal | International Journal of Educational Research |
Journal citation | 115, p. Article 102048 |
Publisher | Elsevier Ltd |
ISSN | 0883-0355 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2022.102048 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85135842097 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Page range | 1-10 |
Funder | Australian Research Council (ARC) |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 12 Aug 2022 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 08 Aug 2022 |
Deposited | 24 Jul 2023 |
ARC Funded Research | This output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
Grant ID | LP160101056 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8z5z9/school-autonomy-policies-lead-to-increases-in-principal-autonomy-and-job-satisfaction
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