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Compact, 1969
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administrative Principles, Colleges, Decision Making
Williams, T. R. – Interchange, 1975
The author comments on a paper criticizing the role of trustees on a Canadian board of education and their decision-making processes. (GW)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Change Agents, Decision Making, Foreign Countries
Levin, Benjy – Interchange, 1975
The author responds to comments on a paper of his that criticized the role of members of a Canadian board of education and their decision-making processes. (GW)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Change Agents, Decision Making, Foreign Countries
Levin, Benjy – Interchange, 1975
A former school trustee recounts his experiences as a young board member, highlighting his frustrations with the trustees' roles and decision-making processes. (GW)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Case Studies, Decision Making, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedEngel, Robert E.; Achola, Paul P.W. – Review of Educational Research, 1983
This review is an attempt to understand the responsibilities of governing boards regarding decision making in academic affairs, i.e., those decisions which have a direct bearing on the educational curriculum, the quality of instruction, the instructors and the students. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Principles, Decision Making, Democratic Values
Coleman, Peter – Interchange, 1975
The author comments on a paper criticizing the function of school board members and their decision-making processes. (GW)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Change Agents, Decision Making, Foreign Countries
AGB Reports, 1988
A list of trustee responsibilities, as adapted from a private college's trustee handbook, includes suggestions for active involvement in decision making, self-education about the institution and issues, and participation in meetings. (MSE)
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Decision Making, Governance, Governing Boards
Nagle, Frank – Interchange, 1975
Based on experiences at the Toronto Board of Education, the author comments on a paper criticizing the role and decision-making processes of another Canadian educational board. (GW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Board of Education Policy, Case Studies, Community Influence
Peer reviewedJones, W. T. – Educational Record, 1985
The acrimonious disagreement over investment in South Africa is one sign of the collapse of the consensus on the role of a trustee. Some critics hold that trustees are not definers of the institution's good but merely the instruments by which the public's view of that good is carried out. (MLW)
Descriptors: Alumni, Change, College Administration, Decision Making
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. Institutional Research Program for Higher Education. – 1968
In the fall of 1967, during the 1967-68 academic year, a large scale survey (the "College Trustee Study") was made of members of college and university governing boards. A questionnaire was mailed to the trustees of over 500 colleges and universities in the United States. Responses were received from 5,180 college board trustee members.…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Qualifications, College Administration, College Presidents
