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| Tucker, Harvey J. | 3 |
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Zeigler, L. Harmon; And Others – 1981
Excerpted from the final report for a pilot study on conflict management, this paper gives a theoretical overview of the role of conflict in educational and municipal governance and offers two in-depth analyses that illustrate the theories presented. The authors' comparative study of the behavior of superintendents and city managers suggested that…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, City Officials, Community Organizations
Download full textZeigler, L. Harmon; And Others – 1976
The informal communication between constituents and educational policy makers is analyzed in three school districts classified in terms of their social-political characteristics and decision-making style. As part of a larger study, data were obtained by recording in weekly sessions all informal constituent communication with school board members,…
Descriptors: Administrators, Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education, Decision Making
Tucker, Harvey J.; Zeigler, L. Harmon – 1977
This paper applies the Eulau and Karps framework for explaining the responsiveness of legislative bodies to public school boards. Eulau and Karps argue that responsiveness deals with a complex, multidimensional set of transactional relationships that can be analytically divided into four components. A high level of responsiveness in one component…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education, Citizen Participation, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Zeigler, L. Harmon; Tucker, Harvey J. – 1976
This six-step model examines the role of six potential participants in the educational policy formation process. The six steps are proposal development, executive recommendation (performed by the superintendent), legislative action (by the school board), supplementary change, implementation, and review. The six potential participants in this…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education, Citizen Participation, Decision Making
Tucker, Harvey J.; Zeigler, L. Harmon – 1980
Within an historical and theoretical framework, this book explores the inherent tension that exists between educational experts and laypeople. The book offers an overview of policy levels and participants involved. Then it examines the policy-making process in local school districts, including proposal development, executive recommendation,…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role
Zeigler, L. Harmon; And Others – 1973
An analysis of the literature dealing with the responsiveness of public institutions to their clientele constitutes the main body of this interim project report. The analysts adopted Dahl and Lindblom's classification of political decision-making processes for summarizing the range of governing systems possible in public education. These four…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Decentralization
Zeigler, L. Harmon; And Others – 1974
Data for this analysis of school district governance were gathered in lengthy interviews with 490 school board members and 82 school superintendents from a sample of 83 school districts. In addition, briefer interviews were conducted with 91 board members and 12 superintendents from districts in the 13 largest metropolitan areas. The study…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Policy
