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Direct linkAnne Johnson, Editor; Susana Rodriguez, Editor; Robin Schoen, Editor; Committee on Building Impactful Collaborative Platforms in the Land-Grant System, Contributor; Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Contributor; Division on Earth and Life Studies, Contributor; Board on Higher Education and Workforce, Contributor; Policy and Global Affairs, Contributor – National Academies Press, 2025
The public colleges and universities established in 1862, 1890, and 1994 as part of the land-grant system have historically played an important role in bringing the assets of institutions of higher education to bear on the public good. This report describes how the land-grant institutions can increase their collective impact for the public good by…
Descriptors: Institutional Mission, Land Grant Universities, Educational Development, Capacity Building
O'Day, Jennifer A., Ed.; Bitter, Catherine S., Ed.; Gomez, Louis M., Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2011
Written in an accessible style by highly respected scholars, the papers in this volume document and analyze particular components of the Children First reforms, including governance, community engagement, finance, accountability, and instruction. The education reforms in New York City's public schools begun under the administration of Mayor…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Public Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Governance
Fantini, Mario D. – 1975
This paper focuses on four participants in the public schools: parents, students, teachers, and administrators. These parties make up the key school community. This discussion highlights the rights and responsibilities of each of these major groups, especially in the curriculum, budget, and personnel areas of educational organization. In order to…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Role, Collective Bargaining, Community Involvement
Download full textBecker, Myron; And Others – 1992
According to pioneers in the effective-schools movement, every school can improve educational quality for all its students, including poor and minority children, by incorporating a set of essential, research-identified characteristics present in successful schools. This publication discusses basic elements of the ongoing effective-schools movement…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Responsibility, Community Involvement, Educational Environment
Seay, Maurice F.; And Others – 1974
This book presents the process of community education and shows how it can be used to meet real educational needs in any community--urban, rural, small town, or large town. The concept, as defined and explained in this volume, asserts that community education "dares to attempt to achieve a reasonable balance and effective use of all the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Agency Cooperation, Citizens Councils, Community Colleges
Russo, Alexander, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2004
"School Reform in Chicago" shares the lessons learned from the city of Chicago's school reform efforts over the past two decades, the most ambitious in history, becoming a huge laboratory for innovations in areas such as school governance, leadership, accountability, and community involvement. In 1987, The U.S. Secretary of Education…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Urban Schools
Allen, Dwight W. – 1992
This book advances a program for national educational reform by arguing that the nation already has a national curriculum by default, which is based on advance placement examinations, textbook publishers, and college admissions requirements that must be replaced by national goals that preserve local control through national coordination of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Involvement, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Preli, Barbara Stock – 1978
This monograph is designed for those charged with implementing career education programs. The first four of the nine sections clarify basic concepts. In section 1 career education is defined as an effort to help individuals acquire and utilize knowledge, skills, and attitudes which make work meaningful, productive, and satisfying. In section 2 the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Exploration
Ward, Randolph E.; Burke, Mary Ann – Corwin Press, 2004
As accountability in schools becomes more crucial, educators are looking for comprehensive and innovative management practices that respond to challenges and realities of student academic achievement. In order to improve academic performance and the quality of instruction, the entire school community needs to be involved. This book provides six…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Interpersonal Communication, Educational Indicators, Student Motivation
