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Sewall, Angela Maynard – 1999
This book describes changes that must be made in central-office administration to facilitate the movement to site-based management. It is intended for educational administrators in central administration or for those who are planning to work as superintendents, business managers, or supervisors of curriculum and instruction. The book covers all…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Decentralization, Elementary Secondary Education, School Administration
Chapman, Judith D., Ed. – 1990
School-based management refers to a form of educational administration in which the school becomes the primary unit for decision-making. The book is structured into five parts. In part 1, international developments in school-based decision-making and management are documented and analyzed. Described are developments in Australia, Canada, France,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Governance, School Based Management
Westbury, Ian, Ed.; And Others – 1994
This book, in three parts, presents a set of studies that: (1) explores some significant questions about mathematics teaching and learning and (2) illustrates new methodologies for the analysis of new kinds of questions about mathematics education. The data from the Second International Mathematics Study (SIMS) are the starting point for all of…
Descriptors: International Studies, Learning Theories, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction
Gaynor, Cathy – 1998
This book is based on a review of the literature on decentralization and teacher management. The focus is on basic formal education, mainly the primary and junior secondary levels of schooling, and on presenting a rationale for decentralizing teacher management. The book presents three models of decentralized teacher management, explores the…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Rogers, Vincent R., Ed.; Church, Bud, Ed. – 1975
This publication is a collection of eight articles concerned with the open education movement in the United States. The articles include "The Concept of Openness: An Introduction," by Vincent Rogers and Bud Church; "Open Education and American Values: A Tentative Exploration," by Bud Church; "A British View of Open Education in the U.S.," by…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Innovation, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education
Symes, Colin, Ed.; Meadmore, Daphne, Ed. – 1999
This text examines various features in the school culture and argues that the "extraordinary" represents an important dimension in the way a school is maintained and managed. It discusses various aspects of culture such as vestibules, speech night, school excursions, and festivities and looks at aspects of school administration from the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Environment, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education
Hawley, Willis D., Ed. – 2002
Educational researchers and policy analysts concur increasingly that the organizational design and culture of schools can either enhance or hinder the effectiveness of school reform efforts. This book offers a series of essays that may help parents, educators, and policymakers understand and solve school organizational problems that get in the way…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation
Adams, Don C.; Salvaterra, Mary E. – 1997
Block scheduling and intensive or extended-time scheduling have been appearing in high schools across the United States. This guidebook is designed to help each school find the best route to achieve this organizational change. The book's premise is that structural change in schools is not sufficient to create meaningful educational improvement.…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Curriculum Design, Educational Planning, High Schools
Tewel, Kenneth J. – 1995
This book provides guidelines for leaders who seek fundamental and lasting school restructuring. Following the introduction, chapter 2 presents an explanation of the core concepts of school restructuring and explains the significance of those disabling habits of mind and practice that dominate most traditionally organized high schools and inhibit…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, High Schools, Leadership
Chrispeels, Janet Hageman – 1992
While the call to restructure schools represents the latest quest for reform and improvement in American public education, efforts to improve have always been ongoing in many schools and districts. The eight elementary schools described in this book have been engaged in the processes of improvement for many years. A major theme that emerges from…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Curriculum Design, Educational Change, Educational Development
Joyce, Bruce; And Others – 1993
Through scenarios describing the actions of a district restructuring committee, this book shows how the "interlocking spheres of the organization" cooperate, with roles and functions blending in leadership teams and study groups. The book provides a research-based, practical guide for renewal that keeps one goal central: improving student…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Educational Change, Educational Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Peterson, Paul E., Ed.; Hassel, Bryan C., Ed. – 1998
This volume contains revised versions of 16 essays presented at a conference, "Rethinking School Governance," hosted by Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance in June 1997. Part 1, "Introduction," contains two chapters: (1) "School Choice: A Report Card" (Paul E. Peterson); and (2) "The Case for Charter Schools" (Bryan C. Hassel).…
Descriptors: Administration, Charter Schools, Educational Policy, Educational Vouchers
Lieberman, Ann, Ed. – 1990
This collection of 12 essays examines the school's need to establish a collaborative environment as a precondition for its own development. The following chapters explore the necessary shift in schools from a bureaucratic to a professional mode: (1) "Recanting Bureaucracy: A Democratic Structure for Leadership in Schools" (D. L. Clarke and J. M.…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Organizational Change
Louis, Karen Seashore; Miles, Matthew B. – 1990
This study examines the leadership and management skills needed to improve urban high schools. Information was drawn from a national survey of 178 urban high school principals whose schools had been conducting serious improvement efforts for up to 4 years and in-depth case studies of five large high schools in the following urban areas: (1)…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Klausmeier, Herbert J.; And Others – 1983
This book was written for use in university courses and inservice programs directed toward the improvement of secondary education. Part I contains an introduction and overview of an improvement design, including descriptions of proposals that have been made for school improvement, and experiences of school practitioners in improvement programs. In…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Curriculum Development, Improvement Programs, Research Utilization
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