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Australian Government Department of Education and Training, 2016
This document is the result of the Australian Minister for Education and Training's request to the Higher Education Standards Panel for advisement of options to improve the transparency of higher education student admission policies, while minimizing regulatory impact. The Minister intends to improve the accessibility and comparability of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Admission Criteria, Accountability, Advisory Committees
Gallagher, James J. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2015
In this article, James J. Gallagher proposes that understanding the political issues and the debate surrounding the education of gifted students is based on the recognition that education policy (including rules, regulations, financial allocations, etc.) reflects social policy. Hence, society prioritizes needs so that the most important of these…
Descriptors: Gifted, Politics of Education, Educational Policy, Educational Resources
O'Neil, Robert M. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2013
"Updating Board Bylaws: A Guide for Colleges and Universities" represents the latest thinking on good governance in higher education by providing a concise deconstruction of the essential clauses in college, university, and system bylaws. Written by Robert O'Neil, former professor of law and president of the University of Wisconsin System and the…
Descriptors: Governance, Review (Reexamination), Change Strategies, Organizational Change
Huckle, John – Environmental Education Research, 2009
In 2006 the author was contracted to research possible approaches to a UK indicator of education for sustainable development (ESD). This article describes and seeks to explain the response of government advisers and influential members of the UK ESD community to the approaches he proposed. While the UK strategy for sustainable development called…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Politics of Education, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis
Swabey, Karen; Penney, Dawn – Sport, Education and Society, 2011
This paper presents a critical analysis of the representation of physical education (PE) in the 1992 Senate inquiry into "Physical and Sport Education" in Australia. Analysis focuses specifically upon how and why a new professional discourse, fundamental motor skills (FMS), gained a privileged position in the inquiry, the inquiry report…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Criticism, Foreign Countries, Discourse Analysis
Colorado Children's Campaign, 2012
Over the last decade, Colorado has emerged as a national leader in crafting innovative solutions for challenges facing its public school system. From implementing the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) and No Child Left Behind (NCLB) reforms to more recent legislation including standards and assessments for a preschool-through-college…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Accountability, Stakeholders, Educational Quality

Longanecker, David A.; Klein, Patrick F. – Change, 1977
Nine higher education commission reports were examined as to quality of research and stated objectives in comparison with results. Surveyed assessment by 29 peer leaders indicated that only Carnegie Commission reports could be shown to have changed the law and others had limited effect. (LBH)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Committees, Consultants, Educational Research
Diamond, Robert M. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1993
It is argued that modification to a college's promotion and tenure system requires commitment and participation by both faculty and administration. The roles of the president, administration, and committees are examined, a four-step process of change is outlined, and specific issues to address in creating a climate for change are enumerated. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, College Faculty, College Presidents
Garavalia, Brian J. – 1996
This monograph examines policy formation practices of the Illinois International Education Policy Study Committee (PSC) concerning implementation of the Illinois Higher Education International Education Act. In the first section, a review of the literature on various aspects of policy and policy considerations is offered including a definition of…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agenda Setting, Change Strategies, College Governing Councils
Koroloff, Nancy; And Others – 1995
This final report, in the form of an executive summary presents the findings of the Families in Action project, a 5-year effort to examine the experiences of parents and other members of families of children with emotional disorders as members of policy-related bodies. The project also addressed the development of strategies to enhance parent…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Case Studies, Change Agents, Change Strategies

Julius, Daniel J.; Pfeffer, Jeffrey; Baldridge, J. Victor – Journal of Higher Education, 1999
A fictitious memorandum from Niccolo Machiavelli, a 15th-century author, to college presidents, senior administrators, and faculty leaders seeking change in higher education offers suggestions for organizational development and governance in the form of ten rules and related change tactics. Topics addressed include integrity, team-building,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, College Planning, Committees
Child Care, Inc., 2007
With a new governor in Albany and a brand-new interagency group working on early childhood policy in the Mayor's office, early childhood advocates across the city were already pondering what changes might be afoot--and whether the time had come for the city to move toward a more integrated, high-quality system of early care and education. Given…
Descriptors: Integrated Services, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Policy Formation
Johnson, Janet R.; Marcus, Laurence R. – 1987
Blue ribbon commissions in the United States from 1965-1983 are discussed with attention to what makes a commission effective, the history of blue ribbon commissions, features of a commission, whether these commissions are useful on campus, and criticisms of blue ribbon commissions. Factors that contribute to the effectiveness of a blue ribbon…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Blue Ribbon Commissions, Campuses, Change Strategies
Johnson, Janet Rogers-Clarke; Marcus, Laurence R. – 1986
Blue ribbon commissions in the United States from 1965-1983 are reviewed, and two commissions are covered in-depth. Attention is directed to: nationally-oriented blue-ribbon commissions, state-level commissions, blue ribbon commissions on campus, and factors that make commissions effective. For purposes of the study, a blue ribbon commission was…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Blue Ribbon Commissions, Campuses, Change Strategies
Hunter, Richard W. – 1994
This manual, developed by the Families in Action Project, is intended to provide parents and other family members of children with emotional disorders some practical ideas and tools with which they can become effective partners with professionals in the policy-making process. The first section, "Understanding the Board Process," describes…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Child Advocacy
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