Departmentalized, Self-Contained, or Somewhere in Between: Understanding Elementary Grade-Level Organizational Decision-Making

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2017

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KDP

Abstract

Recent trends indicate a move away from self-contained classrooms and toward content-focused departmentalization in elementary schools. This study takes a snapshot of the existing organizational structures used in elementary schools in one district and explores administrators' beliefs and practices regarding this phenomenon. Our findings suggest administrators base their decisions to organize grade levels on various factors, including their own experiences, contextual dynamics, and personal perceptions of outcomes for students and teachers.

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Education, Elementary, School management and organization, Decision making

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Departmentalized, Self-Contained, or Somewhere in Between: Understanding Elementary Grade-Level Organizational Decision-Making

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00131725.2017.1314569
 https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=shib&db=eric&AN=EJ1142095&site=eds-live&scope=site&custid=s5615486
 http://hdl.handle.net/11416/817

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School of Education Faculty Research