This paper presents a case study that sought to trace the faculty's efforts to develop a system of shared governance for the College of Education at Mississippi State University. Data were collected by participants in the process and included written guidelines, agenda for meetings, minutes of meetings, notes, memoranda, letters, and reports. It…

Putting shared governance to work in the College of Education at Mississippi State University has been much more difficult than many faculty members anticipated. This case study reports the experiences of faculty members working toward shared governance over the 5 years from 1996 to 2001. The shared governance initiative included a 15-member…

This paper describes the establishment of shared governance in the College of Education at Mississippi State University, and the transformation of a dean's advisory council into a representative council with an expanding role. Emphasis is on the importance of defining the faculty council's role, its constituencies, its assessment procedures, and…