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Stanley, Jeanie R.; Blair, Diane D. – 1989
A brief questionnaire was mailed to all legislators in Arkansas (n=135, with 75 responding) and Texas (n=181 with 67 responding) concerning possible gender differences in legislative effectiveness. Personal interviews were also conducted with all female legislators from both states and an equal number of randomly selected male legislators (20 in…
Descriptors: Achievement, Achievement Rating, Competence, Job Performance

Serban, Andreea M. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1998
A 1996 survey of state policymakers and public college representatives in states with performance funding (Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee) is presented. Although differences exist across states in a number of areas, findings challenge the assumption of an irreconcilable gap between…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Trends, Higher Education, Legislators
Marshall, Catherine; And Others – 1986
Individual members of state legislatures wield the greatest influence in state level policy formation. This was one of the findings of a study that identified the power and influence context of state-level policymaking. Data were gathered from six states (Arizona, California, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Illinois) using an instrument…
Descriptors: Administrators, Boards of Education, Decision Making, Educational Policy