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Soviet Education, 1990
Presents an interview with the chairperson of a regional committee of the Soviet teachers' trade union. Includes comments on the role of the trade union during perestroika, the development of union independence from the government, and an experimental program replacing some city committees with councils of trade union committee chairpersons. (DK)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, State Supervisors, Teacher Alienation, Teacher Associations
Thomas, M. Donald – 1985
This paper contends that leadership at the state level can best improve schools through a leadership style that leads by example, by force of ideas, and by a devotion to fairness and justice. Responsibilities of state leaders include (1) reading and understanding the effective schools literature; (2) introducing school administrators to the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership Qualities, Leadership Responsibility
Sanchez, Karen L. Van Til; Hall, Gayle C. – 1987
The process of selecting a chief state school officer (CSSO) can be a significant means of allocating policymaking power in state educational governance. This paper examines the role of the chief state school officer and explains how that role is influenced by the selection process. Four selection models are described, along with the advantages…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection
Beal, Jack; And Others – 1990
The "Integrated Mathematics Project" was conducted under the sponsorship of the Montana Council of Teachers of Mathematics and designed to examine the issues of teaching secondary school mathematics in an integrated manner to all students. The purpose was to improve mathematics literacy in the general population in accordance with…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Educational Change
Fletcher, R.; And Others – 1988
Public Law 94-142 requires that local education agencies (LEAs) generating less than $7,500 through the child count formula either submit consolidated applications or use the state education agency (SEA) to provide child services directly. A survey of state directors of special education in 50 states sought to address the status of interagency…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Compliance (Legal), Cooperative Planning, Disabilities