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Peer reviewedDarling, John – Oxford Review of Education, 1992
Describes the views of A. S. Neill on democracy in school administration. Explains the reasoning behind Neill's arrangement of community-based decision making. Questions how democratic England's Summerhill School was in view of Neill's authority. Suggests giving children the right to participate in community government as an educationally…
Descriptors: Community Control, Democracy, Educational Change, Educational Environment
Isherwood, Geoffrey B.; And Others – Education Canada, 1986
Describes the organization, content, and outcomes of a program to train Inuit leaders to be effective school board members for the Baffin Divisional Board of Education when the Inuit first assumed control of that region's schools. Topics include school board role and formulation of educational goals and policies. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Canada Natives, Community Control
Peer reviewedGranheim, Marit K.; Lundgren, Ulf P. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1991
Describes the public education system in Norway. Discusses steering and decentralization, political and professional responsibility, and proposals for governing by goals. Identifies the EMIL plan, which calls for establishing goals and evaluating results from the view of the government and teachers. Lists political and professional…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, Community Control, Decentralization
