Purpose: This paper aims to apply the garbage can model to identify factors that affect managerial decision-making processes in educational systems undergoing reforms. Design/methodology/approach: This paper used a qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews with 39 teachers and managers in schools undergoing a system-wide reform.…

The civic education policy framework and gap analysis tool are intended to guide state leaders as they address the complexities of preparing students for college, career and civic life. They allow for adaptation to state- and site-specific circumstances and may be adopted in whole or in piecemeal fashion, according to states' individual…

This article argues that school choice/competition ought to play a central role in determining school discipline policy. Unfortunately, the status quo emphasizes disciplinary rules established by central authorities and school choice is often limited. The author provides an overview of these issues and presents a model of rules- versus…

Through a case study that highlights the role of rulemaking in the evolution of the "No Child Left Behind Act" (NCLB), this article provides strategies for educators who seek both to influence policy outcomes and to understand the dynamics of policymaking. This study examines the regulatory processes for NCLB, specifically related to the…

Many academics in the past have attempted to provide an overview of the general and common elements and "trends" in contemporary, international education policy, focusing mainly on the most advanced--economically and technologically--countries of the "West": from the increasing adoption of market ideologies in (public)…

Illustrates and describes the historical roots and major characteristics, including environmental conditions and value orientation dilemmas, of two competing models of organizational decision making used in educational operations and research and development, the comprehensive/prescriptive (C/P) paradigm and the incremental/remedial (I/R)…

This paper examines the separation of planning activities from administration and analyzes the interrelationships between planning and policy-making within the educational enterprise. The paper investigates in some detail the relationships between organizational levels and the stages of planning and shows where consensus is required in the…

Major literature is reviewed in the course of describing and assessing the role of operations research (OR) in educational administration. Increased use of OR approaches in education and a compounding of the present disagreement about the application and potential of OR are forecast. (MJL)

The educational administrator must often straddle the gap between empirically sound and politically expedient decisions, employing policy assessment as a hedge against adopting ill-conceived policies. The resource allocation model (RAM) attempts to remedy this dilemma by tying program evaluation and policy analysis into a single conceptual yet…

Universities are challenged to educate their students, to administer themselves effectively, and to show fiscal responsibility. In order to meet these responsibilities, a simulation model is developed that serves as both an administrative as well as a predictive tool. (LBH)

This paper attempts to develop a greater understanding of and suggest some methods for defining day-to-day changes in policy and predicting the operation of power and status affecting educational decisions. Physical and cognitive territoriality have meaning in the study and exercise of power and status, and are essential elements in understanding,…

This publication contains four chapters that examine the reform of administrator preparation programs. In "The Reform Paradigm: Exploring the Fuzzy Logic of Educational Administration," William Ammentorp and Thomas Morgan develop a model based on linguistic algorithms to understand qualitative policy formation and decision making. In "Student…

A review of literature on state education governance, with a focus on strengthening the role of the state boards of education in policymaking, is presented in this report. Four themes include current recommendations of various groups, the context of governance, governance structures, and key actors in state education policymaking. Policy…

A study of human relations as it applies to leadership, change, and education in its broadest sense is presented in this text. The book brings together the basic factors governing human behavior and interaction and relates them to actual learning situations involving administrative, management, supervisory, and teaching skills. It presents aids…