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Malinowski, Matthew J.; Davis, Darlene G. – School Business Affairs, 2011
Given the current economic constraints facing the country, school districts in the U.S. have been pushed to develop annual budgets through a new lens and to accept the reality that budget adoption is a complex, political process. Whether a school district is rich or poor, growing or declining in enrollment, serving a specialized population or…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Educational Finance, School Districts, Budgets
Nathan, Edward Pavel – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2011
This research study examined how a multinational company determined what the critical success factors (CSFs) were for developing global e-learning. The study analyzed how these CSFs were grouped together to make their management more efficient. There were 21 participants in the study who were key stakeholders from the United States, Europe, Latin…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Performance Factors
Fairchild, Tierney Temple; DeMary, Jo Lynne – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2011
This book provides a valuable balance between what one must know and what one must do to turn around low-performing schools. The 3-E framework simplifies this complex process by focusing resources on the environment, the executive, and the execution of the turnaround plan. Central to each of these components is a spotlight on the values supporting…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Policy, Leadership, Success
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Naylor, Mary; Keating, Stacen A. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2008
Transitional care encompasses a broad range of services and environments designed to promote the safe and timely passage of patients between levels of health care and across care settings. High-quality transitional care is especially important for older adults with multiple chronic conditions and complex therapeutic regimens, as well as for their…
Descriptors: Evidence, Older Adults, Caregivers, Patients
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Pulvermacher, Alice – Adult Learning, 2006
Continuing education is being provided to professionals in the addiction treatment field to help them develop skills in process improvement and better meet the needs and requests they encounter. Access and retention of individuals seeking addiction treatment have been two of the greatest challenges addiction treatment professionals face.…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Organizational Change, Drug Rehabilitation, Caseworker Approach
Colby, Susan; Smith, Kim; Shelton, Jim – Bridgespan Group, 2005
The Bridgespan Group, NewSchools Venture Fund, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have been working individually and collectively with a wide range of school development organizations to increase the number of high-performing centers of learning. Through this work, we have sought answers to persistent questions of how to replicate the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Facilities Design, Public Education, Educational Quality