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Peer reviewedPolansky, Harvey B.; Jones, Thomas H. – Planning and Changing, 1988
In Connecticut programs and services vary greatly from district to district; these variations are caused mainly by wide disparities in local tax contributions that affect state aid distribution. This study shows a marginal relationship among some selected financial variables and organizational health characteristics of randomly selected high…
Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, High Schools, School Districts
Download full textPeat, Marwick, Mitchell, and Co., Hartford, CT. – 1975
This final report discusses a project designed to study increased use of the 16 vocational-technical (VT) schools in Connecticut to serve more individuals of high school age; compare advantages and disadvantages of feasible alternatives; and recommend viable approaches for increasing facility use for serving more individuals. Chapter I outlines…
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Educational Facilities, Educational Opportunities, Facility Planning
Thompson, Daniel J., Jr.; And Others – 1984
To examine the relationships between the external environment in which a high school exists and the internal structure of the school, a study compared selected resource variables in Connecticut communities and the internal organizational characteristics of the 25 high schools in those communities. The literature suggests external environmental…
Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Centralization, Community Characteristics, Community Influence
Torbert, William R. – 1973
This book concerns the experience of the author during two years (1966-68) as director of an Upward Bound program, which has the goal of helping poverty high school students gain admission to college. "Within two years I was to experience the immense satisfaction of sharing in a collaborative community of inquiry that was demonstrably…
Descriptors: Action Research, College Preparation, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Jones, Thomas H.; Polansky, Harvey B. – 1987
The relationship between educational finance and organizational effectiveness or "health" in 50 Connecticut high schools was examined. Data were collected using existing organizational health questionnaires and archival data. A sample was randomly selected from the population of public high schools in Connecticut. Seven…
Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Educational Planning, Enrollment
Fusco, Gene C. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1961
Recent years have brought an upsurge of interest and concern among school administrators and others regarding the administrative and specialized services that are necessary for providing sound educational programs and maintaining school system efficiency. In response to that growing interest and concern, the Office of Education and the American…
Descriptors: Educational History, Pupil Personnel Services, Program Descriptions, Program Administration
