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Olswang, Steven G.; Lee, Barbara A. – 1984
The issues surrounding faculty academic freedom and institutional accountability are considered. After reviewing the evolution of academic freedom and tenure, attention is directed to issues prompting greater accountability by institutions and individuals, and the compatibilities and conflicts arising from the emerging requirements.…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Accountability, Compliance (Legal), Consultants
CAUSE, Boulder, CO. – 1989
Six papers from the 1988 CAUSE conference's Track VIII, Academic Computing Strategy, are presented. They include: "Achieving Institution-Wide Computer Fluency: A Five-Year Retrospective" (Paul J. Plourde); "A Methodology and a Policy for Building and Implementing a Strategic Computer Plan" (Frank B. Thomas); "Aligning…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Business Administration Education, Change Strategies, College Planning
Etheredge, Forest D. – Updating School Board Policies, 1989
The month-long teacher strike in 1987 was the impetus for a wave of reform efforts directed toward the Chicago, Illinois, school system. State legislation of far-reaching reforms, the governor's vetoes, and a subsequent reconvening of the legislature resulted in a restructuring and decentralization of the school system. Many of the reforms are…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
D'Youville Coll., Buffalo, NY. – 1985
The collective bargaining agreement between D'Youville College and D'Youville College Chapter of the American Association of University Professors covering the period September 1, 1985-August 31, 1989 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition, management rights, grievance and arbitration, no strikes/lockouts, initial…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Contracts
California Commission on the Teaching Profession, Sacramento. – 1985
This report sets forth 27 recommendations by the California Commission on the Teaching Profession for improving California schools. After an outline summary of the recommendations and an introductory discussion of education as California's "growth industry," the recommendations are presented according to three general topic areas. The…
Descriptors: Class Size, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Participative Decision Making
White, J. Ross – 1983
This paper presents the major findings from a survey on parent participation in decision-making that was distributed to school administrators, trustees, and a random selection of teachers and parents at School District #68 in Nanaimo, British Columbia. The study was designed to explore means of facilitating partnership between parents and schools…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Control, Community Cooperation, Community Surveys
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Lawrence-Brown, Diana; Muschaweck, Kim S. – Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 2004
This article illustrates the collaborative team process for inclusion as it grew within two schools attempting to improve their efforts to welcome students with disabilities into general education classrooms. Team members learned specialized skills needed for successful collaboration, in the context of bringing about specific changes they deemed…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Cooperation, Disabilities, Inclusion
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Weiler, Hans N. – 1981
In recent years, arguments have been advanced from a number of theoretical perspectives in social science that the modern state faces a crisis of legitimacy in its relationship to its society and its citizens. Much governmental behavior in the area of educational policy can be interpreted as a strategy of "compensatory…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Comparative Analysis, Court Role, Early Childhood Education
Stallings, Jane A.; Mohlman, Georgea G. – 1981
Eight secondary schools participated in this study of the relationships among school policies, principal leadership style, teacher behavior, and student behavior. Data were gathered through student and teacher observations, student and teacher questionnaires, student absence records, observations of the physical environment, and interviews with…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Attendance, Behavior Standards, Discipline Policy
Steffen, Susan Swords – Illinois Libraries, 1987
Describes the management approach used to introduce new technologies in an academic library and the success of this approach. The management of change is discussed in terms of communication between management and personnel; management style; development of a system; staff development; and sensitivity to staff reactions and needs. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Higher Education
Kirlin, Mary – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), 2003
The idea of a set of skills, usually called civic skills, which are required to effectively participate in civic and political life, is integral to many concepts of political participation. This literature search is designed to investigate what is known about civic skills empirically and theoretically including how they are defined and measured,…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Service Learning, Political Science, Political Socialization
Edo, Mengistu; Ali, Kedir; Perez, Marisol E. – 2002
In Ethiopia, Save the Children has been working with other nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), community-based organizations, and the government to develop projects that focus on nonformal strategies for improving access to basic education in marginalized communities. Common to all projects are a partnership approach, collaborative capacity…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Community Involvement, Developing Nations
Madden, Margaret E. – 1997
This paper discusses management strategies based on feminist social psychological principles, applies them to the administration of small colleges, and suggests their effectiveness for dealing with intelligent and independent faculty members. The principles cited are: (1) individuals are located in a sociological context that creates differences…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role, Advisory Committees, Change Agents
Wonacott, Michael E. – 2001
How are vocational educators staying up to date in their occupational areas in the high-tech, high performance, 21st century workplace? Is the meaning of "up to date" the same as before? While traditional methods such as attending workshops and reading professional literature are still in use, distance communication technology has also led to the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Continuing Education, Critical Thinking, Distance Education
Toulouse, Pamela Rose – 2001
This study examined the underlying tensions between three school decision-making groups regarding the inclusion of Native cultural and language content in the curriculum of a tribally-controlled elementary school in a Canadian Anishinabek community. Except for one teacher, all members of the parent school advisory group, the tribal education…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Cultural Education, Cultural Maintenance
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