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Myers, Virginia – 1994
Organizations seeking advocacy roles must be informed, organized, and consistent in their commitment to achieve and maintain success. The experiences of the Texas Speech Communication Association's 12-year process to become a viable force in drafting and implementing educational policy in Texas might be useful to other state educational…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Educational Policy, Higher Education, Organizational Communication
Hollander, Rachelle – 1978
This paper summarizes the history and current directions of the Science for Citizens program at the National Science Foundation and notes the role evaluation and evaluators might play with respect to it. The goal of the program is to help scientists and citizens participate knowledgeably in policy-making with respect to issues in which science and…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Decision Making, Government Role, History
Cummings, J. R. – 1979
Educators sometimes fail to adequately bring about school community collaboration. To do so, cooperative policy adjustments must be made, such as the supportive network created in the Dallas "Adopt-a-School" Program. Too, implementation adjustments must be made in the development of an action-learning program such as the flexible…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Experiential Learning, Policy Formation, Program Descriptions
Uniterra, 1982
Highlights the tenth session of the United Nation's Governing Council. Indicates that a clearer course is needed for the United Nations Environment Programme and that additional funds are desirable. Includes an edited extract of Dr. Mustafa Tolba's (UNEP's Executive Director) closing address. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Depleted Resources, Developing Nations, Environmental Education, Environmental Influences
Beard, David J., Comp.; And Others – 1977
Concerns regarding the regulation of family day home care led to a National Conference on Family Day Homes, the proceedings of which appear in this document. Co-sponsored by Texas and the Association for Regulatory Administration, the conference was intended to enable the exchange of ideas and information, identify research issues, and develop…
Descriptors: Certification, Child Welfare, Family Day Care, Family (Sociological Unit)
Carss, Brian W.; And Others – 1977
This paper describes a joint venture between the Queensland Primary Education Division and the Department of Education at the University of Queensland that has attempted to improve teacher inservice education through the use of participative decision-making processes. First stage of the program involved the collection of data from a representative…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Decision Making, Educational Policy, Elementary Education

Keenan, Terrance – Journal of Dental Education, 1983
A foundation program to bring research on health services and policy issues into the domain of clinical scholarship is described. The principal approach is to train young clinicians for academic careers with major responsibilities in health studies at university health sciences centers. (MSE)
Descriptors: Dental Schools, Dental Students, Higher Education, Medical Research
Lo Bianco, Joseph – 1993
A discussion of language policy in Australia chronicles the history and context of policy formation and looks at the role of the National Languages and Literacy Institute. The paper first examines the phases and processes of both explicit and unofficial policy-making on language issues in Australia, highlighting the role that language…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Language Planning
Cobb, Thomas B. – 1981
The general procedures, techniques for implementing, and results of a citizen-based "grass-roots" program in Ohio for the development and analysis of community energy policies are described. The program emphasizes citizen input and employs the nominal group process to build consensus. Small group discussions are used to generate…
Descriptors: Adults, Citizen Participation, Community Action, Computer Oriented Programs
Hanson, E. Mark – 1979
In third world countries a key to the course of nation building is the modernization of the organizational and administrative infrastructures that drive the development process. The focus of this paper is the ministry of education (MOE), an institution that has found its role changed dramatically since midcentury in most Latin American nations. In…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Developing Nations, Ethnography, Federal Programs
Farquhar, Robin H.; And Others – 1991
Carleton University (Ontario, Canada) has implemented an employment equity plan and has received a federal merit award for this program. The program has involved a concrete investment of time and resources for training, review of employment systems, implementation and monitoring, and ongoing attention at the senior policy level. At the outset the…
Descriptors: College Administration, Data Collection, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Foreign Countries
Schaefer, Roberta Rubel – 1975
Suggestions for an alternative approach to public administration education are provided. One recent movement in public administration strongly attacks the notion of neutral scientific training and emphasizes that public administrators should administer policy according to social equity. However, this standard does not provide any objective…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Democratic Values, Governance, Higher Education
Johnson, Michael K. – 1990
In 1969, the Joint Commission on the Mental Health of Children made several recommendations based on the conclusions in their report entitled "Crisis in Child Mental Health: Challenge for the 1970's." These recommendations included formation of a child advocacy system at every level of society; the development of supportive, preventive,…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Health, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs
Johnson, Rudolph; Stromquist, Nelly P. – 1976
This paper is a partial report on a three-year field experiment in participatory educational planning in a suburban school district. It is shown that teachers, administrators, parents, and students, working voluntarily with technical support as a "collateral organization" within a district, can substantially broaden the scope of…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Cooperative Planning, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Brown, Grace Carolyn – 1982
Part-time instructors currently make up 51% of the community college faculty and their numbers will undoubtedly increase in the next decade, especially in high technology areas. This growth, along with changes in community college missions and increasing fiscal stringency, raises critical policy issues for college leaders. These policy issues…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Educational Change
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