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Redmon, William K.; Cullari, Salvatore – 1978
This paper points out that both formal and informal historical precedents in community mental health have emphasized citizen participation as an essential element of the system's success. It reviews citizen involvement procedures in use in one midwestern catchment area, and concludes that citizen representation appears to be inadequate, in…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Citizen Participation, Citizens Councils, Community Development
George Washington Univ., Washington, DC. Inst. for Educational Leadership. – 1978
This transcript of a National Public Radio broadcast records a discussion regarding various aspects of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Areas addressed include: Title I reading classes; the legislative history of Title I; readings by children in a Title I program; parent advisory councils; Title I aides; evaluations of Title…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Compensatory Education, Educational Strategies, Educationally Disadvantaged
Shadgett, John – 1980
This paper discusses a study of two large school districts in Florida to determine their commitment to using local school advisory committees. The survey included the use of two questionnaires sent to 77 elementary, junior high, and high schools. Respondents were asked if they perceived themselves as really making a difference in the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Advisory Committees, Citizen Participation, Citizen Role
Rose, Marcia, Comp.; And Others – 1979
A conference is reported in which experiential education practitioners addressed the utility and acceptability of the policy guidelines for work oriented experiential education developed by a national advisory panel of management, labor, education, and community representatives. The first part of the report contains the full text of the five…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Conferences, Educational Policy, Experiential Learning
Calabrese, Marylyn E.; And Others – 1979
This manual, one of four related documents, is an overview of a program in the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District (Pennsylvania) to remove sex bias from the curriculum, from extracurricular activities, from guidance materials and practices, and from personnel practices. The first part of the manual describes the model in terms of its rationale,…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Change Agents, Committees, Elementary Secondary Education
HOLDEN, ANNA
ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1955, PARENTS AND GUARDIANS OF 21 NEGRO CHILDREN WHO WERE REFUSED ADMISSION TO NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS FILED SUIT. EARLY IN 1956, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SPONSORED A DESEGREGATION WORKSHOP. PARTICIPANTS REPORTED THAT THE COMMUNITY SEEMED POSITIVELY ORIENTED TOWARD THE SUPREME COURT DECISION OF 1954, BUT THAT THERE WAS NO…
Descriptors: Biracial Committees, Board of Education Role, Court Litigation, Desegregation Effects
BERGSTROM, HOWARD E.; AND OTHERS – 1962
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDY THE PROBLEM INVOLVED IN EARLY ADMISSION AND ADOPT A LOCAL POLICY PERMITTING THE ADMISSION OF QUALIFIED PUPILS REGARDLESS OF PRESENT AGE REQUIREMENTS. THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, AFTER AN INITIAL SCREENING OF APPLICANTS, ASSUMED THE COST OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING IN ALL CASES WHERE THE COST OF SUCH…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Admission Criteria, Early Admission, Primary Education
BIBBIDGE, HOMER D. JR.; AND OTHERS – 1965
THE UNSATISFACTORY STATE OF EDUCATION FOR THE DEAF IS A RESULT OF THE LACK OF PROGRAMS ASSAULTING PROBLEMS OF COMMUNICATION AND OF LANGUAGE LEARNING OF THE DEAF, LACK OF WELL PLANNED AND ADEQUATELY SUPPORTED RESEARCH, AND THE FAILURE TO DEVELOP SYSTEMATIC AND ADEQUATE PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATING THE DEAF AT ALL LEVELS. EARLY DETECTION AND EARLY…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Deafness, Educational Problems, Instructional Improvement
FISCHER, JOHN H. – 1964
ALTHOUGH THE ISSUE OF DE JURE SEGREGATION SEEMS TO BE SETTLED, THE DIFFICULTIES ASSOCIATED WITH DE FACTO SEPARATION OF THE RACES ARE ONLY NOW EMERGING. THE SIX PRINCIPLES PROPOSED BY THE ADVISORY COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS AND COMMUNITY TENSIONS TO THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ARE PRESENTED AS GUIDES FOR PARENTS AND SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, De Facto Segregation, Desegregation Methods, Desegregation Plans
BOND, GUY L.; DYKSTRA, ROBERT – 1964
A 1964 SUMMER CONFERENCE WAS HELD TO INFORM PROJECT DIRECTORS OF INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH CENTERS ABOUT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS IN FIRST-GRADE READING INSTRUCTION. IT WAS DESIGNED TO PRODUCE AWARENESS OF THE PROJECTS, TO GAIN AGREEMENT AND UNIFORMITY IN RESEARCH EFFORTS, TO APPRAISE RESEARCH DESIGNS, AND TO EXPLORE FURTHER PARTICIPATION IN…
Descriptors: Conferences, Cooperative Programs, Grade 1, Reading Instruction
MARASCUILO, LEONARD A. – 1965
A SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED OF OPINIONS HELD BY ADULT CITIZENS OF BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, CONCERNING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SCHOOL INTEGRATION MADE BY A DE FACTO SEGREGATION STUDY COMMITTEE. QUESTIONNAIRES WERE ADMINISTERED TO A STRATIFIED-CLUSTER SAMPLE OF 936 ADULTS. THE RESULTS WERE PRESENTED IN TWO SECTIONS (1) DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC…
Descriptors: Black Students, Community Attitudes, De Facto Segregation, Northern Schools
Kampert, George J. – 1980
The manual presents a process model for planning and implementing the Local Level Comprehensive System of Personnel Development as outlined in the Texas Education Agency Policies and Administrative Procedures for the Education of Handicapped Students. Part I provides a table of procedures and activities for the personnel training advisory group,…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
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Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. District Planning and Accountability Services. – 1975
The purpose of this Personalized Activity Kit is to present the concepts and applications of effective time management. The participant will be able to use his time more effectively, thereby accomplishing the high priority objectives in the shortest amount of time. (Author)
Descriptors: Administration, Administrators, Advisory Committees, Community Involvement
Smith, Glynton – 1977
Georgia State University has just completed a coordinated accrediting visit believed to be unique among postsecondary institutions. The massive informational needs of this large number of agencies visiting a single campus at one time afforded institutional research a significant breakthrough. The coordinated accrediting visit is aimed at saving…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Committees, Higher Education, Information Systems
Fueyo, Vivian; And Others – 1979
Parent involvement is an important goal in the Behavior Analysis Follow Through Program. A major form of parent participation in the Behavior Analysis model is the employment of parents as teacher aides in the classrooms. Another way the link between parents and the school is maintained is to insure that parents are informed of their children's…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Developmental Programs, Early Childhood Education, Parent Attitudes
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