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The impact of organization on the performance of nine school systems: Lessons for California.

Study of nine school districts with different models of management.Three are top-down (U-Form); three are totally decentralized (all Catholic, known as H-form); and three are "in-between" (M-form). Concludes that M-form school districts (Seattle, Edmonton, and Houston) have better student achievement.

• Contributor: Ouchi, W. G, Cooper, B. S., and Segal, L. G.
• Journal/Secondary Title: California Policy Options 2003
• Year: 2003

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NIUSI: District Effort & Support: Cultural Renewal & Improvement
• Network/channel: NIUSI: District Effort & Support: Inquiry on School & Schooling
• Network/channel: NIUSI: School Organizational Effort: Governance & Leadership

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