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Blackwood, Paul E. – Childhood Education, 1991
Recounts the life of Bess Goodykoontz in her roles as elementary school teacher, college professor of elementary education; high-level administrator in the U.S. Office of Education, influential member of numerous professional organizations, and active leader in international organizations and movements. (BB)
Descriptors: Administrators, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Federal Government
Cloud, Robert C. – West's Education Law Quarterly, 1994
In "New York Times Co. v. Sullivan," the Supreme Court held that the First Amendment protects news media defendants from libel suits by public officials and public figures. Public college and university administrators are considered to be public officials under this ruling. To prevail in defamation cases, public plaintiffs must prove…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Administration, Court Litigation, Federal Courts

Lewis, Charles – Social Studies, 1998
Justifies the creation of the Center for Public Integrity in light of the decline of investigative reporting by mainstream journalists in Washington, DC. The Center's efforts to make public officials more accountable, to take a systematic view of unethical behavior, and to find the causes for loss of trust in government are outlined. (DSK)
Descriptors: Federal Government, Government (Administrative Body), Integrity, Investigations

Change, 1998
Surveys and interviews identified individuals who have achieved national recognition for college and university leadership and individuals from outside higher education who have had particularly strong influence on it. Profiles of former group (n=21) include deans, presidents, and heads of associations, foundations, and policy centers; profiles of…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Administration, College Presidents, Deans
Giles, Howard; Dorjee, Tenzin – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2005
Tibetan civilisation is over two millenniums old and, today, its struggles in diaspora open up a new chapter in Tibetan history. Diasporic Tibetans (e.g. in India and the USA) have made tremendous efforts over the last few decades to maintain their way of life. We focus on cultural identity in the Tibetan diasporas, with special attention focused…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Multilingualism, Foreign Countries, Self Concept
Grady, Marilyn L.; LaCost, Barbara Y. – Journal of Women in Educational Leadership, 2005
This article profiles Shirley Chisholm (1924-2205), a 1993 inductee to the National Women's Hall of Fame. Born in New York, she was the oldest of four daughters. Her father was from British Guiana and her mother was from Barbados. In 1927, she was sent to Barbados to live with her maternal grandmother. She was educated in the British school system…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Care Centers, Civil Rights, Feminism
O'Looney, John – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2003
This article describes a specific effort to create a multimedia training technology (A Child Protective Service Investigation Simulator or CPS Simulator) for a representative group of street-level public servants--child protective service (CPS) workers. The article first provides some background on why bias in this area is a significant problem,…
Descriptors: Decision Making Skills, Child Safety, Public Officials, Bias
Instructor, 2005
This summer, "Instructor's" Editor in Chief, Bernadette Grey, traveled to Washington, D.C., for an exclusive one-on-one meeting with the U.S. Department of Education's high-profile leader, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings. Appointed by President Bush, Spellings is responsible for the overall direction, supervision, and…
Descriptors: Merit Pay, Office Occupations, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement
Rothman, Robert, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2007
In "City Schools," Robert Rothman and his colleagues at the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University put forward a vision of "smart education systems" that link a highly functioning and effective school district with a comprehensive and accessible web of supports for children, youth, and families. One-third of…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, School Effectiveness, School Business Relationship
Mindnich, Jessica; Kennedy, Brian; Schutjer-Mance, Kristi – Children Now, 2010
This year's "Report Card" breaks new ground by providing "The Children's Agenda", which details the top ten high-priority, high-impact actions California policymakers should take to reverse the declining status of children. It's clear any sound plan to revitalize the state must prioritize children's development. California's history backs this up,…
Descriptors: Integrated Services, Obesity, Elementary Secondary Education, Child Health
Hare, Rebecca – Institute for Educational Leadership, 2007
The National Consortium on Leadership and Disability for Youth (NCLD-Youth) is one of 15 Youth Resource, Information, and Training Centers focused on empowering youth and emerging leaders with developmental disabilities. The NCLD-Youth is a youth-led center with partners in the District of Columbia as well as in the states of Florida and New…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Developmental Disabilities, Leadership Training, Curriculum
Yellin, Keith – 1989
An empirical study examined politicians' use of public speaking teleprompters (PSTs) when delivering major addresses to determine if audiences made aware of this practice would more seriously question speaker credibility, sincerity, and communicative ability. After completing an initial survey about political attitudes and awareness, subjects, 36…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication Skills, Higher Education, Mass Media Role
Watson, Mary Ann – 1986
This critique of "A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy," a television program produced by CBS following completion of the White House restoration project to show the changes made, begins by discussing the relationships of the President and Mrs. Kennedy with the media, and the First Lady's involvement in the restoration…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Modern History, News Media, Presidents of the United States
Canham, Ronald R. – 1979
Citizen involvement in the public decision-making process can be facilitated if appropriate forms and functions of involvement are used. The issue cycle, which can help public officials to ensure that citizens have constructive and timely input into the decision-making process, involves awareness of some condition in the community; community…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Involvement, Coping
Schwartz, Allen D. – 1982
Principals and other educators fear litigation over defamation. Defamation means an injury to character or reputation by false, malicious statements, whether by printed words (libel) or by spoken words (slander). To constitute defamation, the words must be actionable, defamatory, refer to the plaintiff, and be communicated to others. If the words…
Descriptors: Administrators, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts