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Nisbet, John – 1985
This introduction to a collection of articles on the status of the relationship among educational research, policy, and practice in countries around the world notes that, while research findings influence the development of pressures for change in educational policies and practices, the policy-makers and practitioners, in their turn, influence the…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Educational Research
Kirkpatrick, Samuel A. – Executive Review, 1983
The politics of education has been ignored in educational administration programs; it has been not enough taught in American programs for educational administrators and not enough emphasized in discussions of administrative roles. Administration increasingly includes political as well as rational decisions. Thus, administrators need a unified…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Business Administration Education, Decision Making, Educational Administration
Findley, Dale; Estabrook, Robert – The Practitioner, 1990
"The Practitioner" is subtitled "A Newsletter for the On-Line Administrator." This theme issue is devoted to recent developments in the teacher evaluation process. Contents include a review of research on teacher evaluation, an overview of legal requirements, and examples of outstanding teacher evaluation programs in six high schools. Thirteen…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Faculty Development
Ysseldyke, James E.; And Others – NCEO Policy Directions, 1994
By setting academic standards, America takes its first critical step toward providing a plan that will create an excellent educational system for the 21st century. It is important for those working on standards and those educating students with disabilities to work together as standards are being developed. Four kinds of standards need to be…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Disabilities, Educational Change, Educational Legislation
Bromley, Max L. – ACU-I Bulletin, 1984
Factors to consider in assuring security for student events on campus are discussed, based on the experience of the University of South Florida, which has developed, tested, and critiqued a system of planning security. Even though special events vary significantly in type and purpose, some questions should be answered in advance, with the…
Descriptors: Athletics, Concerts, Enrichment Activities, Extracurricular Activities
Linnell, Robert H. – Business Officer, 1983
Issues pertaining to equity rights to intellectual property and policy concerns of colleges are discussed. The following factors need to be addressed: the extent to which the intellectual property is created and/or reduced to practice during time paid for by the institution; the extent of use and value of facilities provided by the institution and…
Descriptors: College Role, Educational Facilities, Faculty College Relationship, Federal Legislation

Natriello, Gary; Cohn, Marilyn – Administrator's Notebook, 1983
Analysis of a school district where merit pay has existed for 30 years and a more general review of other merit pay proposals led to the disclosure of eight critical issues to be considered before the actual implementation of merit pay programs. (MLF)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Master Teachers, Merit Pay
Smith, Roger S. – CSSHE Professional File, 1992
This report discusses the differences between universities and business institutions and why they are different in handling their affairs. The premise of the report is that public universities must become more transparent if they are to receive adequate support from interested parties. Five main areas are discussed in a comparative assessment…
Descriptors: Accountability, Business, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis
Grosz, Karen Sue, Ed. – Forum, 1989
This issue of Forum, a journal designed to permit California community college faculty to share ideas, contains six articles focusing on issues related to the enactment of Assembly Bill 1725 (AB 1725). The first article, "Your Father's Oldsmobile: The Uses of Tradition in Core Programs," by John McFarland, analyzes the development of…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Affirmative Action, College Administration, Community Colleges
Bers, Trudy H., Ed.; Mittler, Mary L., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1994
Dealing with issues related to the assessment of community college accountability, effectiveness, efficiency, productivity, student outcomes, and quality improvement, this volume examines the practical considerations of assessment from the perspectives of state-level coordinating boards, accreditation agencies, college presidents, and…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Varenhorst, Deanne, Ed. – Linkages: Texas Higher Education Drug Abuse Prevention, 1990
This is the first issue of a newsletter for those in Texas higher education who are interested in the prevention of alcohol and other drug abuse within higher education. The lead article, based on an unpublished study, addresses Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, in particular the link between drug and alcohol use and sexual behavior. A section…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, Curriculum Development
Brown, Faith K., Ed.; Butts, David P., Ed. – 1983
This three-part yearbook begins with a characterization of science education practices based on extensive national studies conducted during the period 1977 to 1983 and a discussion of several efforts which address the current crisis in science education. The second part consists of essays focusing on practical, program, and on political and policy…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Policy Formation
Lewis, Merrilee, Ed.; Barr, Robert, Ed. – Community College Issues, 1988
In light of growing concern for the measurement of educational effectiveness, this paper advocates institutional research at the community college level in California's community colleges to answer crucial questions concerning students, programs, and communities and urges trustees and administrators to use research results to inform decision…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Administration, Community Colleges, Decision Making
Lumsden, Linda S. – OSSC Bulletin, 1992
One reason all 50 states have passed laws requiring school personnel to report suspected child abuse is that the school may be the primary setting in which children interact on a regular basis with nonfamily members. Because teachers interact with children on a daily basis, they are particularly well positioned to spot unusual behaviors in…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Board of Education Policy, Child Abuse, Court Litigation
Rumberger, Russell W. – California Public Schools Forum, 1986
The problem of high school dropouts has generated increased interest among researchers, policymakers, and educators in recent years. This paper examines the many issues involved in trying to understand and solve this complex social and educational problem. The issues are grouped into four areas, related to the incidence, causes, consequences, and…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research
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