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Cistone, Peter J. – Education and Urban Society, 1989
Compares the restructuring of educational governance using school-based management/shared decision making (SBM/SDM) to restructuring of Soviet government under the "perestroika" program. Reviews the other six articles in the theme issue. (FMW)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Decentralization, Elementary Secondary Education, Governance

Lomotey, Kofi; Swanson, Austin D. – Education and Urban Society, 1989
Reviews the literature on school effectiveness, school size, and school culture. Compares characteristics of urban and rural schools, examines strengths and weaknesses, and considers policy alternatives for improving their effectiveness through restructuring school governance. (FMW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Characteristics