In 1989, South Carolina passed the Flexibility Through Desegregation Program as a means to provide exemptions from state oversight to those schools that had demonstrated sustained improvement. The first section of this paper provides an overview of educational improvement legislation enacted in South Carolina, specifically, the deregulated schools…

This policy brief explores the charter-school concept, looking specifically at: (1) the development of the charter-school idea; (2) current models of charter schools; (3) issues regarding the development of charter schools, such as district reluctance, teacher concerns, organized opposition, fiscal issues, and admission policies; and (4) progress…

A study of one school's involvement in school-based curriculum development (SBCD) for nearly 30 years provided researchers with information on the factors affecting the success of SBCD programs. The school studied serves 3,500 students in 12 grades at several sites in an Israeli city. Following interviews with faculty members, the researchers…

School site management, a decentralized approach to decision-making and school governance, is intended to help parents and teachers share increased accountability for student learning and provide a broadened leadership base through teacher empowerment. This approach involves a shift of decision-making responsibility from the school district to…

A report on a bill to establish an endowment program for developing institutions is presented. The bill, the Challenge Grant Amendments of 1983, would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, Title III, Part C, in order to: (1) encourage the development of endowment funds by developing institutions, (2) provide additional incentives to promote…

The Dade County (Florida) Public School system has had various types of school-based management (SBM) procedures in operation since 1974. During the 1985-86 school year, a committee of principals and other administrators reviewed the concepts of SBM from a different viewpoint, using various materials that addressed the professionalization of…

The papers are: "Making Higher Education Policy at the National Level" (Ralph K. Huitt); "Federal Impact and Higher Education Systems" (G. Homer Durham); "External Control and Institutional Governance" (Allan W. Ostar); "Federal Regulations and Institutional Autonomy" (Louis W. Bender); "Making Federalism Work" (Warren G. Hill); "Advice for Policy…

Three issues concerning educational policy making are examined in this paper: (1) Who has the power to affect major policies in Canadian postsecondary education? (2) How does a shift in power affect educational policy making? and (3) How can institutional management best respond to this power? After presenting a rationale for its focus on power,…

Why accountability by institutions of higher education is necessary is discussed. Current federal, regional, and state involvement in accountability is examined. Such involvement includes federal legislation, regional accrediting agencies' requirements, and state legislation. Future trends in accountability requirements are also examined. (SPG)

Faculty members, administrators, and board members must work together to find acceptable resolutions of the problems created by under and overproduction if they hope to retain the autonomy of their colleges. Underproduction is illustrated in insufficient attention to community employment needs, inadequate quality control in career programs, poor…

Many universities play a considerable role in their country's cultural activities, while at the same time maintaining their independence and enjoying a large degree of autonomy. This article explores the extent to which such independence or autonomy influences the cultural policy of governments. (Author/AV)

Differences between accreditation and institutional self-evaluation flow less from particular procedures employed than from the fact that different people make judgements in each of these forms of assessment, and their differing perspectives reveal opposing values. The conflict in values highlights some basic questions about the future of…

The proposed reorganization of the Swedish broadcasting system (Sveriges Radio) retains the present central management, with the program units assuming the status of wholly owned subsidiaries, thus attempting to protect the integrity of the broadcasting establishment in one integral organization while facilitating decentralization and plurality in…

The relationship between state and university in Denmark is reviewed with focus on such issues as student and faculty militancy, organizational structure, government intervention, academic freedom, and institutional autonomy. (LBH)

The text of the Danish Management of Institution of Higher Education Act of 1973 is presented, dealing with state and institutional roles, administrators, powers of collegiate bodies, special rules, and temporary and commencement provisions. (LBH)