{"product_id":"accountability-and-culture-of-school-teachers-and-principals-an-eight-country-comparative-study-paperback","title":"Accountability and Culture of School Teachers and Principals: An Eight-Country Comparative Study - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTheo Wubbels\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eZehava Rosenblatt\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccountability and Culture of School Teachers and Principals studies the degree to which teachers and principals in eight countries view themselves as taking responsibility, working by clear standards, reporting transparently, and accepting feedback at work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book focuses on cultural values that explain variation in accountability levels of school educators, drawing on data from Canada, China, Hungary, Israel, the Netherlands, Spain, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. It addresses the question of whether cultural values, specifically collectivism and individualism, are related to teachers' and principals' external and internal accountability dispositions. It also explores the intriguing role of organizational support and key school personnel in school reforms across the world, providing a new way to understand school accountability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book will be of great interest for academics, post-graduate students, and scholars in the field of education policy and international and comparative studies in education. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZehava Rosenblatt\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emerita in the Department of Leadership and Educational Policy at the University of Haifa, Israel. Her research is focused on ethical issues in teachers' work, such as personal accountability and absenteeism, as well as other related topics in teachers' organizational behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheo Wubbels is Professor Emeritus of Educational Sciences at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. His research interests developed in his career from the pedagogy of physics education, via problems of beginning teachers and teaching and learning in higher education to studies of learning environments and, especially, interpersonal relationships in education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 170\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42123133878407,"sku":"9780367762056","price":42.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/49993050f9d893f95f54c6dbdb1ed8b2.webp?v=1732564729","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/accountability-and-culture-of-school-teachers-and-principals-an-eight-country-comparative-study-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}