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Pepper, Matthew J.; London, Tim D.; Dishman, Mike L.; Lewis, Jessica L. – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2010
School leadership is synonymous with challenge. However, some school leaders face true crises--situations threatening the continuing existence of their school. "Leading Schools During Crisis" analyzes leadership and behaviors of principals in these extraordinary circumstances. A simultaneously scholarly and practice-oriented book,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Instructional Leadership, Principals, Administrator Effectiveness
MacDonald, Mia – 1994
The decline in Federal funding for state-provided social services during the 1980s triggered a transformation in the states' roles in family policymaking. This booklet documents four state initiatives designed to bring about systems change: (1) Healthy Start (California); (2) the Governor's Families and Children Initiative (Colorado); (3) the…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Rodekohr, Mark – 1975
This study compares patterns of resource allocation in school districts with different enrollment experiences ranging from substantial growth to substantial decline. In general, the study focuses on examination of the "parameters of adjustment" of public school systems with varying growth histories. Colorado was selected because some of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Birth Rate, Case Studies, Declining Enrollment