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Keresty, Barbara; O'Leary, Susan; Wortley, Dale – 1998
This book recounts the experiences of three teachers who turned activists when the Reading Recovery program at their schoools was threatened by budget cuts. Chapter 1, "How To Get a Program," details specific steps for the initiation and successful implementation of a program, describing how to research a solution, gain support, develop an…
Descriptors: Activism, Citizen Participation, Elementary Secondary Education, Guides
Harisun, Marelle – 1991
This paper traces one example of area support for schools to show how an administrator can initiate school-effectiveness work. The paper describes the implementation of an intervention plan for social justice and improved educational outcomes for aboriginal students, the Social Justice Resource Schools (SJRS) program, which was established in the…
Descriptors: Action Research, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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Hargrove, Erwin C. – Peabody Journal of Education, 1982
Future federal education policy should shift from complex, detailed regulations to broader grants of authority to state governments, with clear guidelines that specify national goals. Past federal activities, classified as distributive, regulatory, or redistributive, are reviewed to assess factors indicating effectiveness. (CJ)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Educational Discrimination, Educational Improvement, Educational Legislation
O'Brien, John; And Others – 1989
This manual outlines a process for building the good working relationships needed to develop inclusive school environments. It outlines five steps involved in achieving inclusion of children with special needs in ordinary classrooms: (1) clarify the family's intention to include their child in the neighborhood school and get to know the child's…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Environment, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Raaen, Finn Daniel – 1981
The increasing institutionalization of teaching has been a central aspect of educational developments in education in Norway because important teaching functions, previously preserved informally in the home and in the local community, have been gradually replaced by formal education. The school-community network has been weakened because few…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Change Agents, Citizen Participation, Community Action