To Understand the 'Brazilian Way' of School Management: How National Culture Influences the Organizational Culture and School Leadership

Autor: Ana Maria de Albuquerque Moreira, Maria Zélia Borba Rocha
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Education Sciences, Vol 8, Iss 2, p 88 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2227-7102
DOI: 10.3390/educsci8020088
Popis: This study aims to identify characteristics of national culture in the culture of Brazilian school management and leadership. Considering the broad literature that deals with the peculiarities of Brazilian culture and its influence on Brazilian management, it is assumed that as an institution belonging to a particular society, the school offers internal dynamics that are organized under influences of historical and cultural determinants of this society. This work is an exploratory study that uses secondary data found in studies on the profiles of principals, leadership, climate, and organizational culture in schools and primary data from research applied in public secondary schools located in the Federal District, Brazil. The results demonstrate that the initial premise—national culture influences the organizational culture and school leadership—has been confirmed and aspects that merit further analysis are identified.
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