This paper discusses different approaches to analyzing the internal control structure of organizations and describes a model interview structure that was developed for use in a longitudinal study of decision-making in 41 elementary schools. The model is designed to garner objective accounts of school decision-making through periodic interviews of…

The purpose of this study was to develop a valid, reliable instrument for measuring the perceptions of teachers regarding decision-making structures and teacher involvement in decision-making in schools using the Individually Guided Education (IGE) model. Elements of Lipham's model of the decision-making process and Dale's definition of…

This study investigated various characteristics of the multiunit school and a seven-step Instructional Programing Model as they relate to home-school-community relations. Within this framework, the study had two objectives--to describe the characteristics of the multiunit school and Instructional Programing Model, and to analyze the…