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Peer reviewedMalen, Betty; Ogawa, Rodney T. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1988
A case study of site-based governance councils in Salt Lake City (Utah) is described. The study was a test of whether building-based councils actually enable teachers and parents to exert substantial influence on school policy. The reason why research findings did not fit expectations is discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Community Control, Educational Change
Peer reviewedSmithson, Alan – Journal of Educational Administration, 1985
This article closes off a debate in this journal between the author and James D. Kaminsky concerning the latter's philosophical analysis of a "Freedom and Authority Memorandum" delivered to South Australian public schools in the early 1970s by then Director-General of Education, A. W. Jones. (TE)
Descriptors: Community Control, Curriculum, Democracy, Democratic Values
Moyle, Colin – 1989
A historical overview and analysis of the decentralization process in Victoria, Australia, is the purpose of this paper. The case study illustrates the impact of conflict between political and administrative agendas on attempts to implement the government-initiated policy decision. The current two-tiered system is composed of central and local…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Case Studies, Community Control, Community Involvement
