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A Review of Research Concerning the Implementation of Site-Based Management.
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Leithwood, Kenneth; Menzies, Teresa – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 1998
Reviews 77 empirical and case studies of school-based management (SBM) implementations reported between 1985 and 1995 to determine typical obstacles and promising ameliorative strategies. There is no firm evidence of SBM's effects on students. Administrative-control SBM would probably produce the least amount of school change. Community-control…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Participative Decision Making, Program Evaluation
Site-Based Management and School Success: Untangling the Variables.
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Beck, Lynn G.; Murphy, Joseph – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 1998
A year-long, intensive case study of a Los Angeles school involved in school-based management (SBM) showed that four commitments drove successful reform: a learning imperative, strong sense of community, staff and parent leadership, and a capacity-building imperative. SBM facilitated individuals' actions without influencing decision-making…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Elementary Education