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Download full textFullan, Michael – 1982
In an examination of the implementation of educational change, a discussion is presented on the purpose, meaning, and context of change. Consideration is given to the value of change, its benefits and feasibility, and the capacity for implementation. In the second section of the paper, 14 factors related to the implementation of change in schools…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adoption (Ideas), Change Strategies, Community Characteristics
FRIEDMAN, NATHALIE SCHACTER – 1968
THIS EXTENSIVE STUDY INVESTIGATED THE SPECIFIC ARRANGEMENTS PROVIDED BY TWELVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND EIGHT HIGH SCHOOLS IN EIGHT NEW JERSEY COMMUNITIES TO ENCOURAGE PARENTS INVOLVEMENT IN, KNOWLEDGE ABOUT, AND SUPPORT OF THE SCHOOLS. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THESE ARRANGEMENTS ARE ASSESSED ACCORDING TO (1) THE EXPRESSED SATISFACTION OF 1,392 MOTHERS…
Descriptors: Blacks, Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Characteristics, Lower Class Parents
King, Richard Auld – 1976
Relationships between salary levels and community and teacher characteristics were analyzed for public school districts in New York State in order to determine the causes of variation in salary levels paid and to examine the consequences of those variations. A strong relationship was found between socioeconomic status and salaries paid, especially…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Characteristics, Elementary Secondary Education, Salary Wage Differentials
North Carolina State Board of Education, Raleigh. – 1993
This "Report Card," third in a series, monitors the progress of each local school system in North Carolina and makes comparison among districts possible. Information is related to the outcomes of education based on student achievement. One comparison permitted is that of current levels of performance with those of previous years. Another…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Community Characteristics
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1993
This report provides information on the relationships among students and community characteristics, fiscal and educational resources, and student outcomes at the school-division level. Data from the 1989-90 Outcome Accountability Project include 50 indicators of division-level student outcomes. The factors related to these outcomes were examined…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Community Characteristics, Correlation
Peterson, Paul E. – 1979
America's public education is often cited as an example of America's commitment to equality, yet it is supported primarily at the local government level, the level least able to further the redistribution of wealth. Data in the Coleman Report, misrepresented in the report itself as indicating that schools have little effect on the development of…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Differences, Economics, Elementary Secondary Education
Wise, David A. – 1976
Census data were used to predict average district scores on standardized achievement tests for grades one, two, three, six, and twelve, in 716 California school districts. The following census variables were used: education, income, college, poverty (families); poverty (children); professional occupations; housing; Spanish surnames; and Black.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Community Characteristics, Cultural Influences
O'Shea, David W. – 1975
Advocates of community control over local schools seek deference to parental preferences from the professional staff. Specific proposals include: (1) Staff accountability to parental representatives for student learning; (2) parental participation in the selection of school principals; (3) parental participation in school level decision-making,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Community Characteristics, Community Control
Zaruba, Larry C. – 1974
This report presents the results of a community survey conducted to determine whether the Fort Bend schools were providing the kind of school services the community really wanted. The information was obtained by conducting a random opinion survey of community members, parents, teachers, and students. The report comprises a summary of attitudes…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Attitudes, Community Change, Community Characteristics
Southeastern Education Lab., Atlanta, GA. – 1970
Seven volumes make up the Southeastern Education Laboratory's SEL Pathway Series. SEL suggests that before using any of the series that Volume 1, "Comprehensive Planning Guide," be used to assist the local school planner in assessing needs and systematically planning strategies to meet these needs. "A Communication Skills Program" is illustrative…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Community Characteristics, Educational Needs, Educationally Disadvantaged
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. – 1982
The 11 tables and 7 figures provided in this report contain data, collected as of October 1982, about the distribution of minority group students and staff in Connecticut public schools. Student distributions are reported for type of community, grade, school district, and vocational-technical schools; staff distributions are reported for type of…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Trends, Ethnic Distribution
Connecticut State Board of Education, Hartford. – 1984
This publication contains statistical profiles of Connecticut's 165 public school districts, both town-operated and regional. Data given for each school district describe community characteristics, superintendent's office information, enrollment of pupils overall and by major subgroups, proficiency test results, program offerings, staffing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Characteristics, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Emekauwa, Emeka; Williams, Doris Terry, Ed. – Rural School and Community Trust, 2004
Stressed by high poverty levels, a low tax base and low teacher salaries, the East Feliciana School District competes, most often unsuccessfully, with neighboring districts and states, and with a relatively segregated white academy system for qualified teachers and pupil resources. Consequently, at the dawn of the federal government's landmark…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Change, School Districts, Teacher Salaries
George, Carole A. – 1993
Now that the State Board of Education has adopted new regulations requiring all Pennsylvania school districts to develop a strategic plan, it seems useful to describe the role of demographic information in that planning process. This Pennsylvania Educational Policy Studies (PEPS) report provides a rationale for considering information regarding…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Computer Software, Demography, Educational Environment
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. Office of Accountability. – 2000
The Oklahoma Educational Indicators Program is a system developed under the Oklahoma Education Reform Act of 1990 to assess the performance of public schools and school systems. "Profiles 1999" consists of state, district, and school components. Each component divides the information presented into three major reporting categories: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Community Characteristics, Educational Assessment
