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Owen, Jane C. – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2006
Today, administrators must assume a different mindset if public schools are to remain viable and functional. Changing populations resulting in heterogeneous communities, the diversity of community values, and the finite resources available to meet the infinite desires of a demanding constituency have created the necessity for political acumen on…
Descriptors: Political Issues, Educational Environment, Politics of Education, Case Studies
Sloan, Charles A.; Yudewitz, Gary J. – American School Board Journal, 1983
Steps for taking the guesswork out of predicting a school's financial outlook include gathering extensive information on the school system's financial condition; sorting, assessing, and ranking the data; and organizing the information into a presentable, comprehensible form, if possible with the help of a microcomputer. (JBM)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates
Astin, Alexander W. – 1991
This book's purpose is to show .how assessment can be used to enhance the educational and research functions of colleges and universities by promoting talent development among both students and faculty members. Chapters cover the following topics: (1) review of traditional uses of student assessment; (2) the input-environment-outcome model which…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Outcomes Assessment, Data Collection, Database Design