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Download full textRosenthal, Alan; Fuhrman, Susan – 1981
This monograph and its companion volume, "Shaping Education Policy in the States," portray the contemporary role of state legislators and map the structure of educational leadership in terms of both the characteristics of influential legislators and staff and the nature of influence structures in state legislatures. An outgrowth of the "State…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Decision Making, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Fuhrman, Susan, Ed.; Rosenthal, Alan, Ed. – 1981
This monograph and its companion, "Legislative Education Leadership in the States," portray the contemporary role of state legislators and map the structure of education leadership in terms of both the characteristics of influential legislators and staff and the nature of influence structures in state legislatures. This volume reports…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Decision Making, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Young, Donna; And Others – 1978
Members of the Tennessee General Assembly, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission and its staff, the State Board of Regents and its professional staff, and members of the Presidents' Council and Sub-Councils (N=237) were surveyed to identify the most critical issues facing Tennessee public community colleges and to develop implications for…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedCurley, John R. – Urban Education, 1988
Discusses the use of lobbying by education interest groups in the political process. Suggests lobbying strategies and techniques effective at the state level. (FMW)
Descriptors: Activism, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy, Government School Relationship
Huang, Gary; Reiser, Mindy; Parker, Albert; Muniec, Judith; Salvucci, Sameena – 2003
This reports presents interview findings with education policymakers on various aspects of educational research. The sampling contained the following groups: superintendents and other local education officials; chief state school officers; state higher education executive officers; state legislators; governors' educational policy advisors;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Accountability, Educational Assessment
Leffel, Rob R. – 1999
This study examined the attitudes of students, faculty, administrators, and policymakers in regard to higher education policy, in light of the challenges facing higher education institutions and specifically as they relate to the mission of the university as a research institution. In-depth ethnographic interviews were conducted with students,…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Faculty, College Students, Colleges
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1991
Difficulties and rewards in using state assessment policy to benefit both students and the state are reviewed. The questions examined in this guide will help state policy makers know the questions they should ask about whether, what, and how well students are learning. Questions were developed from four seminars in 1989, 1990, and 1991 on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, College Students, Educational Assessment
Zusman, Ami – 1984
Conflict over authority between the California Legislature and the University of California is examined. While the University of California has broad constitutional autonomy over academic matters, organization, and governance, the legislature has certain authority over the university under its own constitutional and budgetary powers. Attention is…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Confidential Records, Conflict Resolution, Disclosure
Nunez, Ann R.; Russell, Jill Frymier – 1982
A survey of state legislators was conducted to determine their views of what vocational education should be doing and how it could be improved as well as their perceptions about federal and state roles relative to vocational education. Findings were based on 45 percent of the sample of 209 members of the National Conference of State Legislatures…
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement, Educational Research
Crosson, Patricia H. – 1981
The opinions of Pennsylvania educational and legislative leaders on four issues of critical importance to higher education in the state were evaluated. For the two issue areas of enrollment and resources, respondents were asked through interviews and a questionnaire to make projections for the 1980s, to identify the group or agency that should be…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Planning, Decision Making, Declining Enrollment
McKee, Clyde D., Jr., Ed. – 1978
The major goal of this book is to improve the public's understanding of the legislative branch of the state government in Connecticut. It is divided into seven sections: (1) the political tradition and environment of the state legislature; (2) the state legislature as a nonpartisan institution; (3) the substance of the legislature; (4) the…
Descriptors: Budgets, Citizen Participation, Citizen Role, Citizens Councils
Tushnet, Naida C. – 1991
Findings from 20 interviews conducted with individuals involved in the California New Teacher Project, which is administered by the California Department of Education and the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, are reported to assess the policy environment for new teacher support and assessment programs. The study was conducted by the Southwest…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Beginning Teachers, Educational Environment, Educational Policy
Glenny, Lyman A. – 1977
Trends in state budgeting agencies' staffs, roles, functions and relative power, interagency relationships and relative power, and the effects of professional staffing on budget policy and on democratic practice and decision-making are considered. The following three types of legislative staffs that impinge directly on budget decisions are…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Budgeting, College Planning, Decision Making
LiaBraaten, James Clayton – 1980
A study investigated the attitudes of vocational education decision makers toward the governance of Minnesota's Area Vocational Technical Institutes (AVTIs) and the impact removal of a local tax to support the AVTIs might have on governance. Five categories of individuals, all considered vocational education decision makers, were surveyed: AVTI…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Boards of Education, Delivery Systems
Mezey, Susan Gluck – 1977
The research investigated the relationship of a person's sex to his or her public policy preferences, with particular regard to women's issues. Women's issues are reflected in public policy which directly affects women's lives. Examples are day care facilities, sex bias of educational materials, and abortion facilities. The study was conducted to…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Comparative Analysis
