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Serota, Gary D. – 1983
Intended to help secondary and college students and adults develop a clearer understanding of how our democracy works, this booklet examines how Congress makes legislative decisions and how it collects the information necessary to legislate. With 100 Senators, 435 Representatives, and 20,000 staff people receiving and processing information,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Civics
Breier, Barbara E. – 1986
The multiple perspectives of participants in a program review process at three schools of education were determined, along with the effect of these perspectives on enactment of program review policies. Participating schools were Emporia State University, which has a large teacher education program, and the University of Kansas and Kansas State…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Case Studies, College Programs, Higher Education
Armenta, Richard R.; Richardson, Richard C., Jr. – 1984
A study was conducted to compare the priorities of college administrators with those of strategic external constituencies regarding the activities of the Maricopa Community Colleges and Central Arizona College. The strategic constituencies for the colleges were defined as all 90 state legislators, 21 state board members and staff, and a sample of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Programs, College Role, Community Colleges
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1977
Transcripts of the hearing held in Washington, D.C. in May and June 1977 include statements of the commissioner of education, veterans affairs administrators and interest groups, university representatives, and representatives of higher education associations. Prepared statements are included for representatives of these and similar groups, and…
Descriptors: Colleges, Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Hatley, Richard V.; Koger, Ron R. – 1977
The present study focused on possible linkages between (1) the global characteristics of Kansas with individual characteristics, voting behavior, and attitudes of the Kansas state senators; (2) the personal and attitudinal characteristics of senators with various educational policy outcomes; and (3) the structural features of the senatorial…
Descriptors: Behavior, Decision Making, Education, Educational Legislation
Halperin, Samuel – 1981
A "mini-manual" for individuals in education and the human services interested in increasing their involvement in the political process presupposes that much powerlessness is self-imposed, and encourages attitude change to make the most of potential individual power. The manual is also an introduction to lobbying and the legislative process. After…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Federal Government, Hearings, Higher Education
Mitchell, Douglas E.; And Others – 1979
This research report describes an analysis of the ways state legislative policy makers in Arizona, California, and Oregon engage in the process of turning political interests and pressures into public policies. The purpose is to provide insights into the overall processes of social science utilization within state legislatures, using a behavioral…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Decision Making, Information Utilization
Johnson, Mark D.; Chance, C. William – 1979
The role of research and information in legislative decisionmaking is discussed. It is suggested that planning is of marginal utility to state legislatures. The primary obstacles to planning in the legislative arena are the turnover among state legislators, internal shifts of power, and the legislative tendency to deal with discrete policy issues…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Conference Reports, Decision Making, Higher Education
Kenny, Eleanore – 1975
The progressively greater institutional commitment to the development and continuing support of new and innovative educational programs is demonstrated. Data were gathered from each institution (University of Washington, Washington State University, Western Washington State College, Central Washington State College, Eastern Washington State…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Finance, Educational Innovation, Educational Legislation
McNett, Ian – 1976
The report summarizes the activities of a seminar designed and conducted by the Career Education Policy Project (CEPP) of the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) and attended by 27 career educators. The seminar provided an insight into lobbying for education, with bureaucrats, congressional members and staff aides, lobbyists, education…
Descriptors: Career Education, Conference Reports, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation
Trotter, Virginia Y. – 1975
The purpose of federal support for the general educational goals of higher education is examined in this testimony. Such support for higher education currently amounts to $3.4 billion, exclusive of research and veterans educational benefits under the GI bill. Two roles are identified for federal support of higher education: (1) the role of…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Educational Opportunities, Equalization Aid
Wood, Fred B. – 1974
Communication between Congressmen and their constituents could be improved by the use of advanced telecommunications. Interviews with representatives and senior staff from a sample of 40 House offices show concern that the current communication systems are either too narrow--letters, telephone calls, physical conferences--or too broad--television,…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Communication Problems, Communication (Thought Transfer), Federal Government
Cole, Richard T., Ed. – 1972
This report of the Special Senate Committee To Study the Training of Michigan Teachers is composed of selected excerpts from the testimony, categorized into areas of special concern, which point out current problems and raise possible future solutions for each of the areas. The document is divided into 11 chapters: (a) History of the Special…
Descriptors: Committees, Inservice Teacher Education, Legislators, Minority Groups
Kirst, Michael W. – 1975
This booklet is one of a series of reports addressing the most critical issues confronting state boards of education throughout the United States. Each report attempts to present a concise, informative review and analysis of the best and most current information available on one of these critical topics. This booklet focuses on improving…
Descriptors: Administrators, Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Role, Educational Policy
Mooney, Carolyn J. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Some of the issues and trends that have concerned higher education officials and lawmakers in state legislatures are discussed, including prepaid tuition plans, taxes, financial aid for students, pressure from business leaders, governors' clout, quality, college closings, etc. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Economic Factors, Economics, Educational Quality
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