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Bruns, Barbara; Filmer, Deon; Patrinos, Harry Anthony – World Bank Publications, 2011
This book is about the threats to education quality in the developing world that cannot be explained by lack of resources. It reviews the observed phenomenon of service delivery failures in public education: cases where programs and policies increase the inputs to education but do not produce effective services where it counts--in schools and…
Descriptors: Incentives, School Based Management, Educational Change, Public Education
Candoli, I. Carl – 1995
This handbook explains site-based management (SBM) in schools to help those who wish to decentralize their operation so that the campus-level staff have flexibility in making decisions that affect the students at their location. The text is divided into four major sections, each devoted to a particular area of concern under the SBM concept.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Decentralization, Elementary Secondary Education, Guides
Telzrow, Cathy F., Ed.; Tankersley, Melody, Ed. – 2000
This publication is intended as a practical resource to assist school-based teams in effective implementation of the new provisions to the Individuals with Disabilities Education (IDEA) Act. Chapters include: (1) "The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997: Implications for School-Based Teams" (Mitchell L. Yell,…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Publications
Dahir, Carol A.; Sheldon, Carolyn B.; Valiga, Michael J. – 1998
This publication offers school counselors and school staff a 5-phase planning model for implementing national standards for school counseling programs. The process involves the examination of current school counseling programs; identification of student needs; and selection of activities, strategies, and services to ensure that students achieve…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Career Guidance, Competence
Hatry, Harry P.; And Others – 1994
This report presents the findings and recommendations of an examination of the implementation of a major form of school-based management (SBM). It is based on case studies of the science and mathematics departments of 10 high schools and 9 middle or junior high schools in 12 school systems, almost all of which are urban school districts. The study…
Descriptors: Administration, Budgeting, Case Studies, Decentralization
Kannapel, Patricia J.; Aagaard, Lola; Coe, Pamelia; Reeves, Cynthia A. – 2000
From 1990 to 2000, a qualitative study of the implementation of the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) was conducted in four small rural school districts in Kentucky. KERA reflects key components of what would later be termed "systemic reform": a unifying set of goals that all students must attain, a coherent system of instructional…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Educational Change, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives