Descriptor
Author
| Shannon, Thomas A. | 5 |
| Fisher, E. Harold | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Opinion Papers | 4 |
| Collected Works - Serials | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedShannon, Thomas A.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1980
Seventeen individuals comment on school governance. All cite reasons for the decline of local responsibility in school administration. (MLF)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Governance
Shannon, Thomas A. – American School Board Journal, 1980
Outlines eight ways in which the management of schools is different from the management of private businesses. (IRT)
Descriptors: Business Administration, Comparative Analysis, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
Fisher, E. Harold; Shannon, Thomas A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1992
School boards epitomize the U.S. tradition of representative local government. A 1992 National School Boards Association statement recognizes four major school board functions: envisioning a community's future educational program, establishing facilitative organizational structures and community environments, ensuring performance assessment…
Descriptors: Accountability, Boards of Education, Child Advocacy, Cooperation
Shannon, Thomas A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
The National School Boards Association's executive director dismisses the idea that state initiatives will eliminate local control of education, as well as problems local boards have faced. He claims that those accepting this idea don't understand educational governance, the political traditions behind that governance, or the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Role
Download full textShannon, Thomas A. – 1980
In focusing on local school board response to citizen desires for change in public school operations and on significant issues changing education from the perspective of school boards, three principles must be kept in mind: (1) public schools are controlled by three arms of government at three levels; (2) the federal government has limited powers;…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Citizen Participation
