Title: Differences in perceptions of effective schools processes in differentially effective schools in China

Authors: Shujie Liu, Charles Teddlie

Addresses: Department of Educational Studies and Research, University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Drive #5093, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001, USA. ' Department of Educational Theory, Policy, and Practice, College of Education, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to advance our understanding of educational effectiveness processes within contexts where those issues have seldom been studied in the field: rural and urban areas in China. Utilising a mixed methods |contextually sensitive| school effectiveness research design, we collected questionnaire and other data to address our research hypotheses and questions. Multivariate analyses of variance with traditional school effectiveness indices as the dependent variables revealed consistent results: significant differences between more effective and less effective schools, as well as between urban and rural schools. Qualitative data indicated unique aspects of educational effectiveness in China.

Keywords: effective schools; educational effectiveness; China; multivariate ANOVA; analysis of variance; rural schools; urban schools; indices; dependent variables; education management.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMIE.2010.033466

International Journal of Management in Education, 2010 Vol.4 No.3, pp.348 - 368

Published online: 02 Jun 2010 *

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