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Blank, Martin J.; Hale, Elizabeth L.; Housman, Naomi; Kaufmann, Barbara; Martinez, Monica; McCloud, Barbara; Samberg, Laura; Walter, Sharon – 2001
This study, the second of 2 conducted by the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) on the governance of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) program, describes the growth and development of collaborative decision-making in 4 of the initial grantee communities after 2 years of funding. IEL's first report asked the original 99…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Governance
Download full textTierney, William G. – Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis, University of Southern California, 2003
The essays in this collection represent the many ways in which the academic world is in flux. The collection suggests guidance for organizations and individual faculty, looks at decision-making structures, offers advice about empowering a faculty, and addresses the responsibilities of the academic in the current educational climate. The essays,…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Essays, College Faculty, Systems Analysis
Friedman, Dana E.; Johnson, Arlene A. – 1996
This paper examines the emergence of a corporate work-family agenda into historical and organizational context. The paper discusses the forces that have influenced both the prevalence and nature of a corporate response to family concerns over time, and trends noticeable in the efforts of some companies to create family-friendly policies and…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Community Support, Corporate Support, Corporations
Amaro, Hortensia; Hardy-Fanta, Carol – 1995
This study examines the Ryan White CARE Act (RWCA), which was passed in part to improve access to care services for underserved populations with HIV or AIDS. A major intent of the legislation was to expand the capacity of local agencies to provide direct care and support to those with HIV/AIDS. This care and support included health education and…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Community Organizations, Disease Control, Federal Legislation
Kiefer, Robyn Dickinson – 1997
Designed for use by community college practitioners in planning for changes related to the advent of the Information Age, this paper provides an overview of the literature addressing the changing role of college faculty. The first section provides a context for the changes, focusing on forces acting upon the colleges, such as the economic…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Decentralization, Educational Change
Brown, Dale S.; Bruyere, Susanne M.; Mank, David – 1994
One of a series of guides on implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), this guide focuses on the relevance of total quality management (TQM) principles to the ADA. First, the guide briefly explains both the ADA and TQM. Next, "reasonable accommodation" under the ADA is discussed and suggestions for using TQM to help…
Descriptors: Administration, Change Strategies, Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities
Jakupec, Viktor, Ed.; Garrick, John, Ed. – 2000
This book addresses contemporary contexts of flexible learning and its practices and provides insights about directions that education and training providers may be required to follow to implement flexible learning in a variety of settings. Key issues and debates include the following: social and economic dimensions of flexible learning and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Educational Technology, Equal Education
Wonacott, Michael E. – 2000
The learning organization (LO) can be described as an organizational culture in which individual development is a priority, outmoded and erroneous ways of thinking are actively identified and corrected, and all members clearly understand and support the purpose and vision of the organization. The LO has proved difficult to define. These five…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Educational Environment, Industrial Psychology
2000
This packet contains three papers from a symposium on developing employee competence. The first paper, "Coaching in Organizations: Self-Assessment of Competence" (Gary N. McLean, Min-Hsun [Christine] Kuo), reports on development and pilot-testing of an instrument to identify the developmental needs of managers and peers to function more…
Descriptors: Adults, Competence, Competency Based Education, Educational Needs
Ntunja, A.; Gabriel, L. – 1999
The South African Library of Parliament and Research unit has devoted considerable time and money to improving its research and library services for members, committees, and management of Parliament. The Library and Research Units have recently re-structured and re-designed services and information products, engaging in collection development…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Government (Administrative Body)
1999
The first of the four papers in this symposium, "The Role of the Survey in the Assessment of an Organization for High Performance Redesign: A Case Study" (Teresa K. Moyers, Oris T. Griffin), looks at how one company used a survey to analyze the way the social system currently is designed and operates. "Thriving on Change: An…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, Human Resources, Morale
Carter, Patricia; Alfred, Richard – 1999
This monograph suggests that many of the fundamental aspects of the design and delivery of education are changing radically. At the same time, three forces are converging to destabilize educational institutions: a new generation of learners is rewriting the rules of service, technology is opening new frontiers, and a new breed of competitors is…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Colleges, Competition, Educational Change
Kissam, Edward; Reder, Stephen – 1997
The report presents findings and recommendations from a 1996 statewide study of the adult education needs of limited-English-proficient (LEP) adults in California, designed to help in planning and policy initiatives. The study explores three broad areas of concern: patterns of need (the extent of services needed by the LEP population, by county…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Kentucky Community and Technical Coll. System, Lexington. – 1998
This is the first annual report issued by the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS). It chronicles the accomplishments of KCTCS during its first 13 months of existence. The report describes how KCTCS' 13 community colleges and 15 technical colleges educate, empower, and help employ Kentuckians. Contents include a message from the…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Educational Development
Prather, George – 1998
This data book presents statistical data relating fall weekly student contact hours (WSCH) per full-time equivalent faculty (FTEF), from 1993-1997, by discipline, for each of the Los Angeles Community College District's nine colleges. Introductory comments indicate that between 1981 and 1997, faculty engaged in instruction declined from over 2,700…
Descriptors: Attendance, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty Evaluation
