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Ostergren, Bertil – 1977
In 1974 the Swedish national higher education agency undertook a study of educational planning at the local and regional levels. It was hoped that by investigating and discussing the problems involved the study would contribute to discussion within institutions and planning bodies prior to implementation of the 1977 national reform of higher…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Educational Planning
Dunne, Faith – Phi Delta Kappan, 1983
This article explores the benefits and drawbacks of centralized versus local control of schools. It concludes that our traditional conflict between Jeffersonian and Hamiltonian perspectives makes it possible for us to avoid a permanent imbalance between centrist imperatives and the need to maintain rural strength. (PB)
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Control, Decentralization, Elementary Secondary Education

Thomason, Jane A.; Karel, Stephen G. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
The process used in Papua New Guinea to integrate national and district health planning in a decentralized setting is described, highlighting the key elements of participation, learning by doing, and integration. The importance of this three-pronged approach for program development and application is discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Decentralization, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
Caballero, Diana – Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos Bulletin, 1989
The involvement of parents in the community school board elections in New York City in May 1989 was to be closely watched. Puerto Rican and other minority parents must seize the opportunity provided by the elections as a first step toward determining the educational agenda for their children. (SLD)
Descriptors: Agenda Setting, Boards of Education, Decentralization, Educational Policy

Van Zanten, Agnes – Journal of Education Policy, 2002
Combines a global, national, and local perspective to study the effects of educational changes over the last 20 years on the relationships among head teachers, teachers, and parents in France. Examines the impact of five kinds of transformations--decentralization, marketization, accountability, managerialism, and professionalism--on definitions of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrators, Decentralization, Educational Change

Jung, Richard; Kirst, Michael – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1986
Reviews the rapidly expanding literature on the federal government's involvement in elementary and secondary education, covering research syntheses published in the early 1980's and subsequent unanthologized empirical research and normative commentaries. Identifies trends and themes that surface from this literature, encompassing both empirical…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Decentralization, Elementary Secondary Education

London, Rosanne – American Behavioral Scientist, 1996
Reports on a study of innovative city and county government programs in four western states. The study discovered widely divergent assessments of the same programs, dependent upon whether the survey instruments used qualitative or quantitative techniques. Discusses the possible reasons for this and the implications for future research. (MJP)
Descriptors: Community Services, Content Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Collection