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Download full textSouthard, Margarida; Muldoon, John; Porter, Phyllis; Hood, Dwight – 1997
In 1990, the Leon County Public Schools (FL) implemented a voluntary school-based, decision-making (SBDM) council. This paper presents findings of an evaluation of the SBDM system in the school district conducted after 5 years of activity. Data were obtained from interviews with 61 principals and 34 site-council chairs and from a survey of 206 out…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Empowerment
Bernas, Thomas G. – 1992
The adoption of a school-based management/shared decision-making administrative process (SBM/SDM) was recommended for the Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) school district in June 1990. Findings of a study that determined the attitudes of three non-Chapter 1 elementary school communities in Philadelphia toward the adoption of SBM/SDM are presented in…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Decentralization, Elementary Education, Organizational Climate
Jenni, Roger W.; Mauriel, John J. – 1990
Factors that influence the perceptions held by school site council members and others about the quality of site-based management (SBM) are examined in this study. Specifically, the relationships among a group's assessment of SBM, perceived level of influence on council decision making, perceived level of support from other groups, and perceived…
Descriptors: Community Influence, Community Support, Decentralization, Elementary Secondary Education
Hill, Marie Somers; Casteel, DiAnn – 1994
The Tennessee education system has slowly introduced school-based management (SBM) or site based decision making (SBDM). This paper presents findings of a study that investigated Tennessee educators' perceptions of responsibility for teacher hiring. Data were obtained from a survey of 197 teachers, 22 principals, 13 district administrators, and 22…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Decentralization, Elementary Secondary Education, Participative Decision Making
Alexander, Susan; Wagner, Herbert A., III – 1991
Findings from a Massachusetts Department of Education project to describe district-led experiences with school-based management and to identify factors for improved classroom practices are presented in this paper. Interviews with 12 superintendents and assistant superintendents involved in systemwide restructuring were conducted to learn about…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Decentralization, Elementary Secondary Education, Participative Decision Making
Din, Feng S. – 1997
School councils, a school-based decision making (SBDM) form of governance, are mandated for Kentucky public schools by the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA). Commonly composed of the principal, three teachers, and two parents, the school council is designed to be a form of democratic or shared school governance. The missions of school councils…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Participation
