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Ferguson, Janet M.; Nochelski, Paul – American School Board Journal, 1996
A nationwide random sample of 1,500 superintendents was asked questions about power: a wish list and a reality list. Responses from 423 (28%) superintendents suggest that students' achievement test scores are higher in school districts that share decision making, while a more authoritarian approach to management seems linked to lower student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Decentralization, Elementary Secondary Education
Tewel, Kenneth J. – American School Board Journal, 1991
The process for establishing a climate and a framework that promote school-based reform is complex. Describes the steps a typical but fictitious district takes to build support for change. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Decentralization
