An illustration of a meta-analytic integration of previous research findings using school bureaucratization as an example

This is a study to illustrate how to integrate previous research findings to make an effective preparation for further research. In social sciences, some constructs are studied over and over again. New researchers who are interested in previously studied construct need a sense of what will happen when they study the same construct in a new sample. In this study, researches on bureaucratization are used an example. There are more than 70 empirical studies examining bureaucratic characteristics of schools. Those who plan for studying bureaucratization in schools need to know what kind of results they are likely to arrive at. Purpose of this paper is to illustrate an alternative quantitative method to integrate research findings on measuring bureaucratization in educational organizations. The study is an attempt to use a meta analytic approach to answer the following questions: (1) What are the main characteristics of bureaucracy?

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