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Download full textMutchler, Sue E. – Insights on Educational Policy and Practice, 1989
As interest in school-based management grows and the number of efforts increases, the gap between the strategy's potential and its realization is being explored. Although school-based management may stimulate a redistribution of informal power or influence, there is little evidence that significant, long-lasting, or widespread changes are…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Participation, Participative Decision Making
Splitt, David A. – Updating School Board Policies, 1981
The fictive account of a school board's problems with a new policy illustrates the need to involve all affected groups in the policy-making process. The "Sleepy Hollow Board of Education" early in the school year adopts a policy discontinuing social promotions of academically unqualified students. After a year of pressure and protest…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Board of Education Policy, Citizen Participation, Elementary Secondary Education
Lofberg, Arvid; Wahlstrom, Olle – 1979
This newsletter summarizes a research project in Sweden aimed at studying the participation of school personnel in the school planning process. The project involved following the planning of three schools in Sodertalje where the personnel had been given the opportunity to participate. Project data were collected by attending planning meetings;…
Descriptors: Architectural Programing, Case Studies, Design Requirements, Educational Environment
Koki, Stan – Educational Innovations in the Pacific, 1997
The Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) program at Rota High School in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, which includes over half of the school's students, develops teamwork and helps students excel in academics. Students are instilled with discipline, motivation, pride, and a sense of integrity, trust, and belonging. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Citizenship Responsibility, High School Students, High Schools
Duke, Chris, Ed. – 1985
This monograph contains five studies of participation in adult education. The first paper, "Participation in Organised Adult Education: A Review of the Literature" by R. J. Sumner, examines a selection of studies conducted in England, the United States, and Australia. Chris Duke's paper which is entitled "Participation…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students
OERI Bulletin, 1986
This brief report presents data from the sixth triennial survey of adult education conducted as part of the May 1984 Current Population Survey. The narrative provides information on the characteristics of adult education participants, courses and providers, reasons for taking adult education courses, and adult education course costs. These data…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Participant Characteristics, Statistics
Legal Circle, 2003
This publication provides information about the law and about law-related education. The Fall 2003 issue contains information about the following events and projects: "Youth and Police Trainings"; "Youth for Justice Teach-In"; "Lawyers in the Classroom"; "Project Citizen"; "Equal Justice under…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Law Related Education, Secondary Education, Social Studies
Lalley, Jacqueline, Ed.; Ahsan, Nilofer, Ed. – Family Resource Coalition of America Report, 1998
The Family Resource Coalition of America (FRCA) and the National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice convened a meeting of evaluators, policymakers, and program practitioners to discuss the issue of evaluation in the field of family support. The goal was to bring together those who were implementing programs, evaluating programs, and…
Descriptors: Children, Early Childhood Education, Family Programs, Family Relationship
Gleason, Deborah; Smith, Ann Warren, Ed. – DB-LINK, 1997
This factsheet presents numerous ways that parents can interact with their deaf-blind children. The challenges facing children with deaf-blindness are explained and compared to children without disabilities. Ways to recognize and then respond to children's actions are suggested, and tips for developing good communication are presented, including…
Descriptors: Children, Cues, Deaf Blind, Interpersonal Communication
Davila, Robert – Early Childhood Bulletin, 1992
This issue of the "Early Childhood Bulletin" consists of excerpts from a speech given by Dr. Robert Davila, Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, during an Interagency Coordinating Council (ICC) Parents Meeting, September 1991, in Arlington, Virginia. In his speech, Dr. Davila calls for…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Change, Parent Empowerment
Brigham, Earl K., Ed. – The NFE Exchange, 1981
Devoted to the role of participation in nonformal education (NFE) activities in enhancing development, this issue consists of an article on participation in NFE activities, descriptions of participatory programs, an annotated bibliography on participation, and a review of various publications related to participation. The lead article, "Can…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Citizen Participation, Developing Nations, Disabilities
Update on Law-Related Education: Student Edition, 1995
Written by students for students, this edition of "Update on Law-Related Education" contains three articles on three questions about unity and identity in the United States. In the first section, "Are We In or Out?" students identify some of the signals they receive from institutions, adults, and their peers, and describe ways…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Discrimination, Citizen Participation, Citizen Role
Kimball, George H. – Journal of Research and Evaluation of the Oklahoma City Public Schools, 1981
The report evaluates the 1980-81 Title IV-A Indian Education Program consisting of three components designed to address special priority needs of Indian students in the Oklahoma City Public School System. Performance goals of the first component, supplementary academic assistance, were long-term tutoring of Indian students who scored below the…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Attendance, Careers, Counseling Services
Schwartz, Sydney – Issues for Educators, 1985
An exploratory study of what 5- and 6-year-old children can and will do when provided with certain kinds of computer experiences is described. The purpose of the study was to determine whether tutee programs can engage and sustain the learning energy of 5-year-olds. A total of 22 kindergarten children attended 8 or 12 90-minute sessions at a…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment, Guidelines, Kindergarten Children
National School Resource Network, Washington, DC. – 1980
Youth Action Teams have been implemented in over 14 sites across the country in the past few years. Such teams are made up of a diverse group of youth working together on a project through the school, a youth service organization, a community organization, or the government. The team decides its focus, and what projects its members wish to…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Program Descriptions, School Community Relationship, Secondary Education
