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Lukes, J. R. – Universities Quarterly, 1975
Considers whether the British Department of Education and Science has too much power and if it has destroyed the British Colleges of Education, by examining the background, concealed strategies, and public strategies of the department. (PG)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Governmental Structure
Peer reviewedBoyd, William L. – Teachers College Record, 1976
Professional educators have gained an upper hand in policy making while at the same time enjoying substantial insulation from public opinion and accountability. (MM)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Decision Making, Educational Policy, Governance
Wiley, Dinah – 1983
This monograph describes and compares the membership, organization, and policy-making responsibilities of state boards of education in the 49 states that have them. First, board members' characteristics, their civic activities, and their reasons for serving are discussed. Second, a total of 10 distinct governance models are identified, although 3…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Morrison, James D. – 1978
The pressure of removal of all Indians from the eastern states and territories to the undeveloped West caused the Indians of the Five Civilized Tribes to re-frame their basic institutions, including their governments, in an attempt to conform with Anglo American ideas of what was "civilized". Both the Choctaws and Cherokees established…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Civil Liberties, Community Control
