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Peer reviewedJoseph, Ellis A. – Theory into Practice, 1982
Task forces are increasingly used in educational planning activities. Some basic functional principles pertaining to task forces are considered and followed by a description of the accomplishments of a current task force which is focusing on personnel preparation for teaching handicapped students. (CJ)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Educational Planning, Exceptional Persons, Mainstreaming
Peer reviewedKogan, Maurice – Higher Education Management, 1992
One educator criticizes another's characterization (HE 530 510) of national research councils as part of a linear multitiered structure, interpretation of the roles of two British councils, and assumptions about decision-making and policy-setting processes. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Agency Role, College Administration, Decision Making
Peer reviewedFenger, Pim – Higher Education Management, 1992
The role of national research councils as buffers between the state and the scientific community is discussed from three perspectives--research councils as part of a stratified, dispersed decision-making structure; a para-governmental organization; and promoting transnationalization of scientific and educational exchange. Pressures and threats on…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Agency Role, College Administration, Decision Making
Verzasconi, Ray – 1984
The Independent Study in the Humanities Fellowship program for teachers of grades 9-12 has been sponsored since 1983 by the Council for Basic Education under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The program awards $3,000 fellowships for summer study to outstanding teachers of English, foreign languages, history, and other…
Descriptors: Competitive Selection, Evaluation Criteria, Fellowships, Guidelines
