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Besnette, Frank; Foxley, Cecelia; Jordan, Stephen; Perry, Tad; Richey, Wayne – Trusteeship, 1998
A reexamination of recommended reforms for public college and university governing boards, outlined in an Association of Governing Boards policy paper, suggests that borrowing approaches from private higher education will not necessarily solve the challenges facing private education. Issues discussed include the board's role and functions,…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Educational Change
Peer reviewedDavies, Pat – Higher Education Review, 1995
An analysis of the role and functions of the United Kingdom's newly-implemented Higher Education Statistics Agency looks at key features of the data collection and storage system, including its comprehensiveness, new record structure, capability for tracking individuals, data categories and coding, quality of data, and data accessibility. Despite…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Agency Role, Data Collection, Databases
Peer reviewedFlores, John G. – International Journal of Instructional Media, 1997
The Massachusetts Corporation for Educational Telecommunications (MCET), a quasi-public agency, plays a leadership role in distance education and the integration of telecommunications and education locally and nationally. Operator of the Mass LearnPike satellite network and the Mass Ed OnLine LearnNet computer network, MCET provides expanded…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Programs, Distance Education
Download full textBrandhorst, Ted, Ed. – 1993
As producer of one of the earliest, most economical, and frequently searched machine-readable databases, the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) has been frequently studied and has figured heavily in the growth of online searching and in evaluations of the relatively new medium of bibliographic databases on compact disk (CD-ROM). This…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Agency Role, Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographic Databases
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Carlsbad, NM. – 1996
This learning module, which is part of a management and supervisor training program for managers and supervisors employed at the Department of Energy's Waste Isolation Division, is designed to enable trainees to identify regulatory organizations and oversight groups and monitor and provide guidance in the implementation of the requirements of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Agency Cooperation, Agency Role
National Center for Fair and Open Testing (FairTest), Cambridge, MA. – 1992
This paper contends that much of the time and money devoted to standardized testing in the United States is misspent. Too many tests are poorly constructed, unreliable, and unevenly administered. Multiple-choice tests cannot measure thinking skills or real problem-solving ability. In addition, many examinations are biased racially, culturally,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Agency Role, Alternative Assessment, Educational Assessment
Florez, John; And Others – 1992
The President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans was established by the 1990 Executive Order 12729 to advise the Secretary of Education on how to promote quality education for Hispanic Americans. The Commission is also responsible for providing advice to the Secretary on the progress of Hispanic Americans toward…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Advisory Committees, Agency Role, Demography
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED), Washington, DC. Clearinghouse on Disability Information. – 1993
This publication contains information on government-wide benefits and services for which individuals with disabilities may be eligible. Information is organized into sections on programs for specific disability groups, vocational rehabilitation, education, employment, financial assistance, medical assistance, civil rights, housing, tax benefits,…
Descriptors: Adults, Advocacy, Agency Role, Civil Rights
Moussouris, Linda; Green, James L., Ed. – 1993
A study examined state-level coordination of education and job training policy development in Massachusetts. Selected representatives of Massachusetts' four secretariats, 30-40 agencies, and governing and advisory councils/boards responsible for oversight of the commonwealth's education/training programs were interviewed. It was recommended that…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Articulation (Education), Cooperative Planning, Coordination
Negra, Christine; Frey, Lois M. – 1998
A study investigated the nature and function of 206 New Hampshire and 74 Vermont conservation commissions empowered to protect natural resources. Qualitative and quantitative research methods gathered data from a small number of commissioners and identified common patterns, then tested their prevalence through a survey of all commissions. Patterns…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agencies, Agency Role, Air Pollution
Franklin, Paul L. – 1984
Strategies for helping recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) benefits to pursue postsecondary education are considered, based on a review of activities in Massachusetts and supplemented by findings about 11 other states and the District of Columbia. College financial aid officers, state aid agencies, and Educational…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Agency Role, Caseworkers, College Attendance
Nisbet, John, Ed.; And Others – 1985
Nineteen articles on the status of the relationship among educational research, policy, and practice around the world are collected in the 1985 edition of the "World Yearbook of Education." Contributors address the development of national policies on educational research in countries in North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Agency Role, Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Policy
Wilhelm, Irma J., Ed. – 1988
This symposium considered major issues in the delivery of physical therapy services to children and their families. The 26 invited participants used a series of formal presentations and small and large group sessions to identify issues, set priorities for action, and develop preliminary recommendations. Formal presentations include: "Issues…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Role, Allied Health Occupations Education, Change Strategies
Citizens' Committee for Children of New York, NY. – 1983
The New York City Department of Health (CDOH) traditionally has provided health care to the approximately one million students in New York City's public schools, but budget cuts have reduced its services substantially. Both the New York State Department of Health (SDOH) and New York City Board of Education (BOE) have been critical of CDOH's…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Demonstration Programs, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Wikelund, Karen Reed – 1989
This manual explains the role and responsibilities of case managers employed by social service agencies participating in the Takin' It to the Streets program in Portland (Oregon). It is a companion volume to "Basic Skills Training for Street Youth: A Manual for Volunteer Tutors." Takin' It to the Streets is a volunteer project designed…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Role, Basic Skills, Caseworkers
