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Allen, Charlie Joe – 1986
Using techniques of the reputational method to study community power structure, this report identifies components of power structure in a Tennessee school district, demonstrates that proven methodologies can facilitate educational leaders' reform efforts, and serves as a pilot study for further investigation. Researchers investigated the district…
Descriptors: Community Control, Community Leaders, Community Study, Decision Making
Carter, Holly M. – 1982
The importance of a mentor relationship in academia, especially for minorities and women, is discussed. After briefly considering the nature of the mentor relationship, the structure and function of success in academia are assessed, and variations of the mentor relationship that may be viable for minority and women faculty are suggested. Two views…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Career Ladders, Employed Women, Employment Level
Willower, Donald J. – 1987
Sociologist Willard Waller, writing more than 50 years ago, framed many of the key ideas found in contemporary literature on school organization. This paper is both an appreciation and criticism of Waller's seminal case studies of social interaction in schools. The paper is divided into four sections. The first two explore Waller's thought and its…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Educational Environment, Educational Sociology
Nash, Nancy S. – 1985
The validity of the U.S. Supreme Court's assertion that faculty members performed certain tasks that made them managers in the case of "National Labor Relations Board v. Yeshiva University" was examined. The following concerns were addressed: whether faculty authority varies between Liberal Arts I and Liberal Arts II colleges, as defined…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, College Faculty, College Presidents
Lantz, Jean – 1981
Integrating concepts of basic citizenship education with community involvement, this experiential curriculum provides a means for developing decision making and critical thinking skills within the existing second grade social studies curriculum. The 10 lessons, translated into Spanish, cover the following concepts: friendly, unfriendly and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Instructional Materials, Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility
Darling-Hammond, Linda; Wise, Arthur E. – 1981
Policies directed at improving the educational system are often based upon a rationalistic view of the processes of teaching and schooling. The courts and other branches of government are devoting more attention to regulating schooling. As the rights of students have been articulated through litigation and legislation, the duties of schools have…
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy, Educational Theories
Bureau of Student Financial Assistance (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. – 1977
This manual was prepared to assist postsecondary education institutions in meeting their responsibilities in the administration of federal student aid programs: the Basic Educational Grant Program, College Work-Study Program, National Direct Student Loan Program, and Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Program. Areas are identified in…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Government School Relationship
Cotrell, Charles – 1980
During the 1970s, Texas' longstanding political, legal, and cultural framework continued the systematic exclusion or discouragement of minority groups from political participation and representation. The Texas Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights studied the representation of the state's 12.5% black, 18% Spanish surnamed, and…
Descriptors: Blacks, Case Studies, Citizen Participation, City Government
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1979
Regional aspects of educational policies are discussed as they relate to member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The document contains 12 technical reports which were presented at OECD meeting of national education experts in 1977. The document is presented in four sections. Section I discusses regional…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Cultural Influences, Educational Development, Educational Objectives
Ministry of Education, Copenhagen (Denmark). – 1978
An English-language transcript of the Administration of the Institutions of Higher Education Act of Denmark (Act No. 362 of June 13, 1973 as amended in pursuance of Act No. 328 of June 10, 1976) is provided. General provisions lay out the responsibilities of the Ministry of Education in regard to higher education institutions. Responsibilities of…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrators, College Administration, College Faculty
Taylor, Beverly Loy – 1978
This guide is the third of four intended to help persons involved in planning new schools, new programs, or other comprehensive change projects. The materials consist of readings to be done individually and exercises to be done individually and/or with a group. Guide 3 looks at the political side of planning new schools by examining the interface…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Attitudes, Community Influence, Cooperation
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Loewenthal, Alfred; Nielsen, Robert – 1977
The controversy surrounding the meaning of professionalism on American campuses is approached by examining the subject from an historical and trade union perspective. It is contended that faculty unions are compatible with professional needs and desires of faculty. The roots of the American college and university system are examined in conjunction…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, College Governing Councils, Decision Making
Eyster, Ira, Ed.; Cawthon, Judy, Ed. – 1979
The guide presents lesson plans and a bibliography emphasizing children's books as a tool for exploring citizenship concepts. Aimed at grades K-3, the objective is to suggest children's books and ways to use them in teaching law and citizenship responsibilities as related to five basic topics: equality, power, justice, property, and liberty. The…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Citizenship, Citizenship Responsibility
Bailey, John E., III; Siegmann, Diane – 1974
The people of the Abaco Islands could, but do not, have a meaningful educational system. Although there are many problems inherent in the physical distribution of students, which complicates transportation efforts and contributes to a high student-teacher ratio, the major problem stems from administrative educational policy and fund distribution.…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Cultural Isolation, Curriculum Development, Educational Administration
Borth, Audrey M. – 1975
The relationship of socialization, sex differences, and achievement in elementary school is examined in this research. Data were collected from an all black, lower-class, elementary school and a racially mixed, middle-class, elementary school. Results indicate that sex-related student differences follow a general pattern regardless of which school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Science Research, Classroom Environment, Educational Environment
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