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Miskel, Cecil – Executive Review, 1982
Because organizational effectiveness of schools is difficult to define, a model is needed to explain the complexities of the concept. Two models offer some promise. One is the goal model, which defines effectiveness as the degree to which organizations meet or surpass their goals (either official or operational). The other is the system resource…
Descriptors: Criteria, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Role
Anderson, Eugene N., Jr. – 1968
The Chumash Indians were one of the most populous, rich peoples of aboriginal California. Though their origins are mysterious, they were reported to be a flourishing people by Spanish explorers in the sixteenth century. Missionization by Spaniards and secularization in 1833 spelled destruction, so that today only a few isolated and impoverished…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Architecture, Art Expression, Business
Miller, Ronald Dean; Miller, Peggy Jeanne – 1967
The only local tribe to migrate into California during recorded history, the Chemehuevi Indians had one of the largest tribal areas in California, though their population probably never exceeded 800. Today most live on the Colorado River Reservation, where they share membership with the Colorado River tribes. First mentioned in a priest's report…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Reservations, Architecture, Business
Thomas, Nancy G., Ed. – Social Policy Report, 1994
This quarterly publication presents scholarly developmental research results pertaining to social and public policies which affect children. The first issue in the 1994 volume examines "Children's Changing Access to Resources: A Historical Perspective" (Donald Hernandez). This report focuses on changes in the American family's finances,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Coping, Family Structure
Crozier, William; And Others – 1979
This document contains eight newsletters prepared by the Minnesota Social History Project (MSHP), an experimental curriculum project in local social history. The newsletters offer classroom exercises, participant suggestions, and supportive essays designed for teachers working with the MSHP. The premise of the project is that "American history can…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Community Study, Data Analysis, Data Collection
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Borman, Kathryn M., Ed.; O'Reilly, Patricia, Ed. – Educational Foundations, 1992
This theme issue of the serial "Educational Foundations" contains five articles devoted to the topic of "Politics and the Schools." In "Resisting Racial Awareness: How Teachers Understand the Social Order from Their Racial, Gender, and Social Class Locations," Christine E. Sleeter discusses the conception of…
Descriptors: African Studies, Apartheid, Black Studies, Cultural Differences