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Anderson, Stuart A. – 1989
A school board meeting serves several purposes. It is important that school boards be successful and effective governing bodies. This means becoming more efficient in conducting routine business; improving their ability to reach constructive decisions and to solve problems; making their meetings a source of good will among members, students, and…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Boards of Education, Decision Making, Educational Development

Academe, 1987
Committee N on Representation of Economic and Professional Interests and Committee T on College and University Government (both of the American Association of University Professors--AAUP) issued a statement on collective bargaining and the part it plays in shared governance in colleges and universities. (MLW)
Descriptors: Administrators, Collective Bargaining, College Administration, College Faculty

Ryburn, Murray – Early Child Development and Care, 1993
Examines New Zealand legislation that allows families greater decision-making power when the safety and welfare of their children are seen to be at risk. Discusses the Family Group Conference intervention model and its efficacy, concerns and criticisms that this model has evoked, and the model's potential applicability to child care and protection…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Welfare, Decision Making, Family Environment
Randall, Ruth E. – 1992
State policymakers will want to make clear the intent of a policy on choice when they write their legislative bills. The purpose for the policy will help parents, students, educators, and the general public understand their action and the reasons for the action. This study discusses 11 issues included in legislative bills and gives a brief summary…
Descriptors: Counseling, Decision Making, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy
Creating Better Child Care Jobs: Model Work Standards for Teaching Staff in Center-Based Child Care.
Center for the Child Care Workforce, Washington, DC. – 1998
This document presents model work standards articulating components of the child care center-based work environment that enable teachers to do their jobs well. These standards establish criteria to assess child care work environments and identify areas to improve in order to assure good jobs for adults and good care for children. The standards are…
Descriptors: Child Care Occupations, Compensation (Remuneration), Day Care, Day Care Centers
DePaul Univ., Chicago, IL. Built Environment Partnership. – 1999
Twelve construction cluster skill standards and associated benchmarks were developed as part of a federally funded school-to-work initiative that included the following parties: the Chicago Public Schools; City Colleges of Chicago; and business, labor, and community organizations. The standards, which include core academic, generic workplace…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adjustment (to Environment), Building Trades, Career Planning