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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"advisory councils"”.
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Perceptions of Iowa Superintendents Regarding the Appropriateness of Parent Advisory Councils
… regarding the appropriateness of parent advisory councils and to determine whether differences existed between superintendents regarding selected school issues. Procedure. A random sample of 112 Iowa superintendents responded to a questionnaire designed by the researcher. Twenty school …
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The status of advisory councils for departments of vocational agriculture in Virginia
… 101 or 80.8 per cent of the departments have an advisory council and 24 or 19.2 per cent have none. 4. The average years of experience with using advisory council in present position was 7.4 years, while those not using a council at present was 3.6 years. The teachers using councils serve in …
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The role and procedures of local advisory councils in planning educational programs within the Alaska Cooperative Extension Service
… and relationships between current and ideal advisory councils of the Cooperative Extension Service in Alaska, as perceived by council members and Extension agents. Responses to a written questionnaire were compared to determine differences in perceptions between the groups, with conclusions …
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An investigation of the roles and functions of parent advisory councils serving Spanish-English bilingual projects funded under ESEA Title VII
… and examine the roles and functions of parent advisory councils serving Spanish-English bilingual projects funded under ESEA Title VII. It was also the intent of this study to determine if there existed signif icant differences on the ranking of roles and functions by the participants with …
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A Qualitative Study to Examine The Effectiveness of a Citizen Advisory Committee
The question of advisory group effectiveness continues to be a topic for discussion and research. As these groups have been organized to study and give recommendations on a diversity of issues, questions have arisen in relationship to their ability to impact educational decision making. The purpose …
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National survey of the attitude of school board members toward community participation--community control
… Carolina have mandated representative community advisory councils. The purpose of this study was to investigate on a national level the attitude of local school board members toward community participation-community control within the selected areas of curriculum, finance, personnel and student …
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A critical analysis of bilingual education in Michigan: history and current administrators [sic] perceptions of changes in state policy mandating bilingual education
… was very low, and expected to decrease. Parent advisory councils, although no longer required, continued in most districts. However, parent involvement is expected to move to the school building level. Plans to hire bilingual teachers and decisions about bilingual or English as a second language …
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The Last Council: Social Security Policymaking as Coalitional Consensus and the 1994-1996 Advisory Council as Institutional Turning Point
… issues through the venue of Social Security Advisory Councils. Council is used as a catch-all label for the six-decade succession of (mostly) citizen groups appointed by the secretary of HEW, Senate Finance Committee, and, in one case, the president to deliberate questions of Social Security …
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Incremental effects of ESEA Title I resources on student achievement
… Title I instruction and the activities of parent advisory councils do not explain significant amounts of achievement. However, there is some evidence that the use of instructional aides in the classroom is related to increases in achievement. The findings of this study indicate that the effects of …
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The Community College As Entrepreneur: Developing and Sustaining Effective Noncredit Workforce Training Partnerships
… development agency boards, and noncredit advisory councils to assist in partnership development and maintenance. Finally, Condon’s Noncredit Workforce Training Partnership Model is presented to guide community college administrators in developing and sustaining noncredit workforce training …
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Site-Based Management – Principal Perceptions and Behaviors after 19 Years of Implementation
… of SBM as defined by the functions of the School Advisory Council and the shared decision-making processes used at the school level. Variables of the study were principals' years of experience with SBM and the grade level at which they work. Principals reported positive perceptions of SBM, in …
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Chicago's Ongoing Struggle With School Reform: The Inherent Conflicts Of Collaborative Leadership In An Environment Of Accountability
<p>In the fall of 1988 the Illinois legislature passed legislation entitled, the Illinois School Reform Act. The goal of this legislation was to centralize power and decision making at the local school level. This study examines site based management at four schools in the Chicago Public School …
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Kommunale Kinder- und Jugendgremien im Land Brandenburg
Kommunale Kinder- und Jugendgremien sind eine Möglichkeit, junge Menschen in der Kommune zu beteiligen. Die Masterarbeit beschäftigt sich mit den kommunalen Kinder- und Jugendgremien im Land Brandenburg, über die es in der wissenschaftlichen Literatur nur wenige Erkenntnisse gibt. Die Arbeit gibt …