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La Noue, George R.; Smith, Bruce L. R. – 1973
This study sought to provide an empirical base for a theoretical and public policy analysis of the decentralization movement in urban education. This research includes an analysis of a large number of cities for which comparative demographic and political data could be found or developed as well as a manageable number of case studies.…
Descriptors: Community Control, Decentralization, Educational Policy, Policy Formation
O'Shea, David – 1974
Drawing largely on data from Los Angeles, but with reference to other cities where appropriate, this paper attempts to clarify the distinctive positions taken by advocates of community control as opposed to proponents of administrative decentralization. While community control is essentially a political demand, oriented toward citizens influencing…
Descriptors: Community Control, Community Involvement, Decentralization, Educational Administration
Green, Robert L., Ed. – 1969
This collection of essays scrutinizes needs in urban educational reform, and systematically analyzes curriculum, the urban school child, the language patterns of disadvantaged black children, teacher training, compensatory education, community control, and educational separatism. It is contended that the urban school should be redesigned to…
Descriptors: Black Students, Community Control, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Development
Levy, Leah, Ed. – 1973
This issue of "Inequality in Education" comprises articles sampling perspectives of some attempts being made within the public school framework to gain a greater say in how and what children learn. The discussions are concentrated on efforts for (1) community control of Schools; (2) decentralization of school administration; and, (3)…
Descriptors: American Indians, Black Attitudes, Black Youth, Community Control
Kirshner, Edward M.; And Others – 1975
There are three major phases in the process of community development projected for the San Joaquin Valley's west side. The first phase involves agricultural experiments using different kinds of crops, agricultural techniques, and ownership arrangements. Beginning when enough people have returned to the land to create a demand for an expanded town,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Control, Community Development, Community Planning
Mayer, Martin – 1969
In late spring of 1967, the New York City Board of Education recognized an experimental school district, comprised of two junior high schools and six elementary schools, in the Ocean Hill-Brownsville area of New York City. The prime impetus for this experiment in community involvement in decentralized school administration stemmed from a coalition…
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Board of Education Policy, Civil Rights, Collective Bargaining