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Identifying the Knowledge Base for School Improvement
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Beach, Robert H.; Lindahl, Ron – Planning and Changing, 2004
In 1983, a landmark event occurred in public education in the US: the National Commission on Excellence in Education published its now famous report, A Nation at Risk. The report was generally regarded as the catalyst for decades of public and political pressure for large-scale school improvement or reform. Here, Beach and Lindahl identify a…
Descriptors: Public Education, Excellence in Education, Educational Change, Organizational Change
New Standards for the Preparation of School Administrators: What Conceptualization of Educational Planning Do They Portray?
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Beach, Robert H.; Lindahl, Ronald A. – Planning and Changing, 2000
Describes school administrator preparation standards, especially those related to planning, developed by the Interstate School Leadership Licensure Consortium, a joint effort of the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Policy Board for Educational Administration. Includes overview of planning models and analysis of knowledge…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Standards
Multiple Alternatives in Decision Making: Implications for Educational Planning and Administration.
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Beach, Robert H. – Planning and Changing, 1984
Discusses the implications of a planning and decision concept, "Ideal Displacement." Cautions administrators that the process by which alternatives are developed, weighted, and selected has a profound impact on the quality of the decision. (MLF)
Descriptors: Criteria, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills, Educational Administration
Rationality and Planning: Observations in a Non-Western Country.
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Beach, Robert H. – Planning and Changing, 1989
Discusses several observations related to planning, decision-making, and change within the context of a predominantly norm-based educational system in Malawi. Differing cultural norms are behind observed "inefficiencies" in accessing enrollment information, changing leadership, and planning workshops. Includes 16 references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cultural Differences, Decision Making, Foreign Countries