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Rust, Frances O'Connell – Teachers College Record, 1989
The change process surrounding the introduction of an all-day kindergarten program in a small suburban school district is examined in this case study. Implications for adoption and implementation of early childhood programs in other school systems are discussed. (IAH)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cultural Influences, Early Childhood Education, Educational Innovation
Wylie, Cathy – 1990
In this national survey, local changes in primary and intermediate schools are examined in response to radical administrative restructuring of the New Zealand educational system. Recent administrative moves toward decentralization are based on the assumption that such changes will improve educational quality. The study focuses on the relationships…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Decentralization, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
McHenry, Effie – 1990
A review of the literature on school reform and successful restructuring efforts, with a focus on the decentralization of the Chicago public school system, is the purpose of this paper. Under new legislation, the Chicago Board of Education will be disbanded to encourage citizen control of schools, and will be replaced by a system of individual…
Descriptors: Community Control, Community Involvement, Decentralization, Elementary Secondary Education