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Moskowitz, Eva – Education Next, 2006
The multiplicity of ills facing the nation's public schools can depress even the most optimistic. In this article, the author presents her views about the school system and the negative effects that labor agreements have had on it. Her views on how to solve some seemingly intractable education problems have been informed by two experiences: her…
Descriptors: Public Officials, Public Education, Labor, City Government
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Carlson, Joseph R.; Thomas, George – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2006
The purpose of this paper is to compare burnout between prison caseworkers and correctional officers and examine reasons for the high turnover of caseworkers. The study was conducted through surveys at a maximum/medium men's prison and at an all security level women's prison in the Midwest. By using the Maslach Burnout Inventory, it was found that…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Burnout, Correctional Institutions, Caseworkers
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Kirst, Michael W.; Edelstein, Fritz – Harvard Educational Review, 2006
As the chief elected officials of their cities, mayors have a rightful role in promoting the interests of public school students and parents who live there, as well as the interests of taxpayers who help fund the school district. Without a strong education system, mayors will find it more difficult to recruit new businesses, strengthen economic…
Descriptors: City Government, Public Officials, Government School Relationship, Administrator Role
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Brandt, Deborah – College English, 2007
Drawing on her interviews with professional ghostwriters who work primarily in organizations, the author examines what this practice implies about society's current attitudes toward authorship, written work, and literacy in general. She also examines the ethical arguments that various critics of ghostwriting have made. (Contains 3 notes.)
Descriptors: Global Approach, Social Values, Social Psychology, Communication (Thought Transfer)
National Puerto Rican Coalition, Washington, DC. – 1989
This directory of Puerto Rican elected officials in the United States is intended to serve as a benchmark of Puerto Rican political participation and to encourage community leaders to run for public office. The survey conducted for this directory identified 123 elected officials in 11 states with Puerto Rican populations of 10,000 or more.…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, City Officials, Community Leaders, County Officials
Born, Catherine E. – 1989
This report contains an executive summary and is based on a survey of 278 American cities with populations over 50,000, concerns problems facing families and children. The survey focused on pressing needs of children and families as seen by city officials, the prominence of these needs in community life, the involvement of city governments in…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, City Government, Community Needs, Community Services
Pines, Steven G. – 1987
This report highlights the key benefits and opportunities that may flow to local elected officials (LEOs) from implementing a successful Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) partnership. Chapter 1 is an introduction. Chapter 2 explains the specific benefits and opportunities that accrue to LEOs and their communities: (1) reduction of unemployment…
Descriptors: City Officials, Cooperative Programs, County Officials, Employment Programs
St. Laurent, Gilles – 1985
The history and conditions of the use of English and French in the exercise of justice in Quebec are outlined in the context of the problems, sociopolitical realities, and procedural impact of language usage. The history is chronicled in six segments: 1760-1764, a period of British military government and political standoff between British and…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Court Litigation, Courts, English
Faas, Ronald C.; And Others – 1982
Public officials in all towns and cities--especially those in smaller communities that participate less frequently in the bond market-- need information to assist them in answering questions concerning bond financing. One in a series developed by the Western Rural Development Center, this booklet introduces three general approaches to financing…
Descriptors: Capital, City Government, Community Education, Community Leaders
Illinois Univ., Champaign. Community Research Center. – 1983
This guide for achieving change in the juvenile justice system begins with a discussion of how to obtain information about problems, how to develop issues in a way that will help to accomplish goals, and how to identify supporters. The public meeting is described as useful for drawing public attention to problems and for focusing media attention.…
Descriptors: Administration, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Court Litigation
Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. – 1981
This report examines the current status of minority voting rights covered by the special provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The special provisions prescribe added protection of minority voting rights in those jurisdictions where discrimination in voting has been most pervasive. The report explains the Voting Rights Act and discusses its…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Ethnic Discrimination, Federal Legislation, Minority Groups
Gouran, Dennis S. – 1975
This essay explores the group dynamics relating to the events surrounding the Watergate coverup and attempts to identify the factors that predispose of the parties involved to make inappropriate, foolish, and ineffective choices concerning a criminal case in which none of them initially was culpable. The initial Watergate breakin is briefly…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication (Thought Transfer), Decision Making, Ethics
Anderson, Scarvia B.; Dobbin, John E. – 1974
Public uses of tests and testing include all those materials and practices in observation of human behavior that are intended to help administrators, school boards, legislatures, taxpayers, and others to evaluate their educational systems. Pedagogical uses of tests, on the other hand, cover all those materials and practices in observation of human…
Descriptors: Accountability, Behavioral Objectives, Educational Testing, Educational Theories
Language Association Bulletin, 1974
Quotations about the importance of and need for foreign language teaching and learning by well-known U. S. politicians, college and university presidents, religious leaders, and government officials are presented. Those quoted include: (1) J. M. Leslie; (2) E. Nyquist; (3) J. M. Hester; (4) C. B. Saunders; (5) L. White, Jr.; (6) H. Humphrey; (7)…
Descriptors: Administrators, Clergy, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
California State Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights. – 1971
The California State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights met on January 21-22, 1971, to discuss the political participation of Mexican Americans. This paper presents the committee's discussion and recommendations. Matters that are pertinent to the participation of Mexican Americans in the Political life of California are…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Government Role, Legislators, Mexican Americans
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