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Download full textDellar, Graham B. – 1994
In 1987, Western Australia implemented a school-based management program called "Better Schools," which attempted to create "self-determining schools." Central to the restructuring effort was the establishment of school-based decision-making groups (SBDMGs), which permitted school staff and community representatives to exercise…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Organizational Change
Tushnet, Naida C. – 1990
A synthesis of the research on educational improvement programs of the 60s and 70s provides the framework for this paper. Restructured schools featured the use of team teaching and shared decision making, and changes in curriculum content and delivery. Problem areas centered on role-related issues, ambiguous means of implementation, and lack of…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational Innovation
McColskey, Wendy; Mikow-Porto, Vicky; Bingham, Steve – 1998
North Carolina has been active in its legislative support of site-based management since 1989. A study of the impact of such legislation and how participatory management at the school level has influenced the state's education system is presented. The report is based on data collected for the Task Force on Site-Based Management, which was created…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement, Educational Legislation
Smey-Richman, Barbara; Barkley, William W. – 1990
After reviewing definitions of school climate with emphasis on the four dimensions of school climate described by Tagiuri (1968), this document examines factors within Tagiuri's school culture and social system dimensions as manifested in the climate of average elementary and secondary schools and as they affect low achievers. Variables examined…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Discipline, Educational Change, Educational Environment
Sabatino, Melissa; Rumbaut, Marilyn – 1993
In 1989, a long-term partnership began between International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation and the Austin Independent School District (AISD) to form Project A+ (later named the A+ Coalition), a program designed to be a catalyst for educational improvement by identifying fundamental changes needed to enhance education and to marshal community…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Budgeting, Cooperative Programs
Hansen, Barbara J.; Marburger, Carl L. – 1989
Guidelines for central office staff and personnel involved in school-based management efforts are offered in this manual. Contents include an overview of school-based management and the functions of school site councils, suggestions for training designs, and nine training modules. Topics addressed in the module include: the roles and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Central Office Administrators, Decentralization, Educational Environment
