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Peer reviewedPartington, J. A. – Journal of Educational Administration and History, 1975
Since 1967, a series of legal actions initiated by parents and ratepayers has led to a major revision of part of the Education Act of 1944 and to judicial reinterpretation of other sections of it. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Community Control, Court Litigation, Parent Participation, School Organization
van Willigen, John; Spence, Allyn G. – Northian, 1973
Two basic questions are examined: (1) why is parental involvement in schools valuable? and (2) if it is, how may it be achieved? (FF)
Descriptors: Community Control, Community Involvement, Parent Participation, Politics
Strickman, Leonard P. – Inequality in Education, 1973
Descriptors: Community Control, Equal Protection, Minority Groups, Parent Participation
Download full textAmerican Association of School Administrators, Washington, DC. – 1970
ERIC abstracts on citizen involvement in the control of schools, announced in RIE through Novermber 1970, are presented. The key terms used in compiling this collection are "citizen participation,""decentralization,""parent participation,""parent school relationship,""school community relationship," and "school district autonomy." The following…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Bibliographies, Citizen Participation, Community Control
Peer reviewedSocial Education, 1971
Reprinted from the booklet, An Even Chance, by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., with the cooperation of the Center for Law and Education, Harvard University, 1971. (VW)
Descriptors: American Indians, Community Control, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
Brunn, Stanley D.; And Others – Urban Educ, 1970
Examines official Headstart and Office of Economic Opportunity policy on parent involvement, as well as opinion poll results from teachers and school district superintendents. (JM)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Attitudes, Community Control, Parent Participation
Teele, James E.; Mayo, Clara – J Soc Issues, 1969
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Community Control, Desegregation Effects, Educational Quality
Goldberg, Herman R. – 1971
The issue of community control concerns the future role of parents in a changing school environment. It is vital that parental involvement be channeled toward positive and realistic goals such as defining the needs of children and determining how to meet these needs. To give parents access to decisionmakers, school boards should consider holding…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Community Control, Community Involvement, Compensatory Education
Peer reviewedWilcox, Preston – Educational Leadership, 1972
Describes the federally funded program conducted by Afram Associates, Inc. which provides service to nine Parent Implemented Programs located in nine cities in six states. (MB)
Descriptors: Black Leadership, Community, Community Control, Community Programs
Ryan, Charlotte Prince – Compact, 1969
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Bureaucracy, Community Control, Parent Influence
Vineyard, William E. – 1970
The pronounced need for community support and involvement in school affairs is evident throughout the nation. This need is especially acute in situations where cultural and economic differences exist between the school and the parents. Study of school boards can locate some of the correlates that articulate and enhance the Indian parents' and the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Boards of Education, Community Control, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedKapel, David E.; Pink, William T. – Urban Review, 1978
The focus of this paper is on the delineation of three popular reform measures: decentralization, citizen participation, and community control and assessment of recent efforts to implement these. It develops a model that realistically combines decentralization with community decision making. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Citizen Participation, Community Control, Decentralization
Peer reviewedSmall, Robert C., Jr. – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 1977
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Censorship, Community Control, Curriculum Design
Berlin, Barney M. – Education for the Disadvantaged Child, 1973
Deals with some problems in the operation of a school in a white middle-class Chicago community and the attempt by a segment of the community to influence the direction of their school. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Community Control, Educational Policy, Middle Class Parents, Models
Mann, Dale – IRCD Bulletin, 1975
Four goals of increasing community involvement which may be shared by communities and administrators are given. Four paths through which involvement may affect achievement are identified. Focus is on consequences of involving persons in decision-making. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Control, Community Involvement, Community Support
