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Download full textFirst, Patricia F.; Quaglia, Russell J. – 1990
The roles of state boards of education, state education agencies, and chief state school officers are examined. A review of governance models beginning with colonial days and ending with consideration of recent research on the functioning of state boards of education is provided, and it is concluded that state boards have wide discretionary…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrators, Board Administrator Relationship
Mahan, Don; And Others – 1990
An overview is provided of the 40-year history of Diablo Valley College (DVC), examining the educational ideals of the founders of the college and the changes in the goals of community college education in Central Contra Costa County, California. Part 1 sets the historical scene for the establishment of public two-year colleges nationally, in…
Descriptors: Activism, College Administration, College Environment, College Planning
Nickse, Ruth S. – 1990
Family and intergenerational literacy programs provide an opportunity to combine the agendas of adult basic skills improvement and literacy development in children. This overview of practice in family and intergenerational literacy programs identifies trends, issues, and concerns and offers recommendations. The first chapter presents background…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Child Development, Corporate Education, Cultural Differences
Grice, Michael – 1986
This evaluation report of an attendance project in Portland, Oregon, public schools describes goals, methods, and results for 1985-86. The introduction states objectives of identifying, contacting, and counseling students leaving school or attending irregularly, with the purpose of guiding them into school or alternative educational programs. A…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Compliance (Legal), Dropout Prevention
Genovesi, Giovanni, Ed. – 1986
Socioeconomic life is the theme of this third of four volumes on the history of compulsory education among the nations of Europe and the western hemisphere. Of the document's 18 articles, 15 are written in English and 3 are written in French. Most selections offer summaries; one of the three articles written in French provides a resume in English.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Compulsory Education, Curriculum Development, Economic Factors
Bayne, Keith; Buckley-Daum, Deborah – 1986
This guide is intended for use in conducting a two-day inservice program to train school administrators, counselors, and teachers in identifying and eliminating sex bias and stereotyping. Lesson plans are provided for addressing the following objectives: develop an awareness of personal values related to sex bias and stereotyping, identify…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Change, Behavioral Objectives, Counseling Techniques
McAvoy, Rogers – 1986
While the legal question of what constitutes a private school--and whether home schools can continue to operate as such--remains a matter to be resolved by the courts or further legislation, a separate question remains: What should be the role and relationship of home schools to the educational network of the future? Economically and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Compulsory Education, Computer Uses in Education
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office of Nonpublic School Services. – 1986
This handbook interprets New York's education laws that require each public school district to provide permanent and requested noninstructional services for resident nonpublic school pupils. Each chapter describing a service includes a question and answer section; the document's final pages list legal citations and education department contacts.…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Ancillary School Services, Compliance (Legal), Educational Policy
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1986
Information on educational equity in California is presented in this supplementary report. Issues in the state, resources, proposals, and areas for action are addressed. Areas of analysis include: income for men and women by race and years of education; the numbers of Black and Hispanic students that graduate from high school, enroll in college,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Black Students, Change Strategies, Community Colleges
Moore, Kristin A. – 1983
Federal programs and policies that affect pregnant and parenting teenagers, particularly those programs that are of relevance to schools, are briefly described. The main categories of programs and legislation described are: (1) those bearing on teenage parents and education; (2) pre-school programs; (3) day care; (4) welfare; (5) social services;…
Descriptors: Abortions, Adult Education, Child Abuse, Compliance (Legal)
Baldwin, Grover H. – 1986
Examination of the scope of management prerogatives in negotiation raises the question of available guidelines for school boards. State legislation indicates that the scope of bargaining ranges from narrow restrictions to broad capabilities. Management prerogatives include the power to oversee budgets and hire and dismiss employees. School…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Board of Education Policy, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation
Sergiovanni, Thomas J. – 1985
This essay proposes a responsive research agenda to examine relationships between supervisory inquiry and practice on one hand, and teaching and learning on the other. The agenda first calls for policy-oriented research that examines the implications of state-mandated educational changes on supervisory practices and commensurate teaching and…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Bureaucracy, Career Ladders
Knadler, Gary F.; And Others – 1987
Because sedentary living creates health consequences that ultimately affect employees' productivity, many companies are sponsoring worksite physical fitness programs for their employees. The cost-effectiveness of such programs and the resulting reduction in employees' absenteeism rates and medical and health care costs have been well documented.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Corporate Education, Cost Effectiveness, Employee Assistance Programs
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. Bureau of Compensatory and Equity Education. – 1988
Iowa's guide to developing and implementing programs for the state's limited-English-proficient (LEP) school population addresses issues in developing policies, identifying student needs, and planning educational programs. The first chapter discusses the legal and educational rationale for providing equal education to the LEP population, outlining…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Kittock-Sargent, Monica – 1982
Developed over a 2-year period, this manual is a guide for school district officials in developing fair and consistent hiring procedures. Section 1 is a brief compilation of the federal laws and regulations governing hiring practices in the public elementary and secondary schools. It includes legislation relating to civil rights, fair employment…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection, Affirmative Action, Assistant Principals
