Purpose: This paper aims to identify and compare the nature of decentralization that has emerged in three important Asian societies after a decade of their involvement in the decentralization movement. Design/methodology/approach: Data from the first cycle of the program for international student assessment were analyzed to investigate educational…

This monograph presents an overview of the issues associated with teacher supply and demand, teacher recruitment, and teacher preparedness, including a summary of the findings of three recent national policy reports on teaching and education ("Tomorrow's Teachers,""A Nation Prepared: Teachers for the 21st Century," and "Time for Results: The…

This ten-year longitudinal case study examined collective bargaining between the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers and the Pittsburgh School Board. Data were collected by reviewing all formal contract proposals for the years 1968-1978. To ascertain the impact of collective bargaining on educational policy, policy issues were separated from…

This volume is the final in a 4-part series of monographs comprising a broad investigation of teacher collective action in local school districts. It presents the results of investigations of the shortrun and probable longrun impact of negotiating activity between school boards and teacher organizations in 22 selected school districts across the…

This document applies an anthropological framework to the explanation of group relations in an attempt to implement a community school. In a West Philadelphia area, black community groups joined to establish an alternative school, but tensions and conflicts developed over pedagogical practices. According to the anthropological framework, decisions…

Analyzes the impact of radically democratised school boards upon the traditional role conceptions of headteachers in one large urban educational district in England. The study was based on interviews with headteachers, administrators, teachers, parents, students, auxiliary staff, and the general public. (Author/AV)

Changes being made in public college governance are increasingly motivated by state governments' desire to have state boards exercise more policy leadership on some difficult higher education issues, including setting up productive university-industry economic development ventures, minority student recruiting, and improving teacher education. (MSE)

State reforms of teacher education formally adopted since 1986 are reported, including statewide initiatives by legislatures, higher education governing and coordinating boards, boards of education, and teacher certification boards. (MSE)

"Alabama Education News" is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the "Code of Alabama," as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about…

Data from a study of eight Chicago suburban elementary school districts are used in this paper to assess the impact that declining enrollments and funds have had on the educational policies of suburban school districts. (Author/EB)

In examining the shortcomings in special education services in Canada, the author notes that the general problems found at the federal, provincial, and local levels are similar to those found in other countries, so he finds little excuse for Canada's lack of commitment to its handicapped children. (SJL)

Declining population in rural Saskatchewan has led to declining resources. The Minister of Education has proposed consolidating schools and creating school councils that, although involved in local decision making, will not govern directly. It is unclear whether boards of education will remain intact or be consolidated with other human services…

A 52-item survey sent to 2,197 school board presidents was responded to by 1,217 (55 percent) of the executives. The results suggest that the longer they serve on school boards, the more inclined the presidents are to follow their superintendents' lead and the less inclined they are to support school reform. (MLF)

Proponents of charter schools hope to break the logjam that has stymied school reform. Some school districts issue charters to groups of interested teachers, parents, or community members and hold them accountable for administering a school and achieving specific student goals. However, charter schools may fail to deliver high-quality programs or…