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Steere, Paul J. – Library Journal, 2010
In a rare show of bipartisanship, the Senate passed the controversial Federal Library Agency Act (FLAA) on a nearly unanimous voice vote, sending it to President Obama for his expected signature. The House had passed it in February with a two-thirds majority. The FLAA creates a new mandate by combining federal library functions scattered…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Library Administration, Library Development, Library Materials
Perryman, Jane – Journal of Education Policy, 2009
This paper is about the issue of the performance of inspection. Based on research conducted in an English secondary school in the years following its time under Special Measures, I discuss the idea that during an inspection the school becomes focussed around performing for inspection. I discuss performance theory here as well as notions of…
Descriptors: Inspection, Secondary Schools, Administration, Foreign Countries
Carson, Arthur L. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1961
Because of close relations between the Philippines and the United States in the earlier years of this century, developments in the Philippines since that country achieved its independence in 1946 are of particular interest to Americans. An important aspect of the island nation's efforts in its first 15 years of complete self-government is the…
Descriptors: Educational History, War, Politics of Education, Economic Factors
Bricker, Laurie – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2008
This chapter examines the role of community college governance in a P-16 environment. The discussion focuses on development of the initiative, opportunities, and challenges faced in Texas and other states that have P-16 or P-20 systems.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Governance, Educational Administration, Public Schools
Broman, Claudia – CURRENTS, 2009
Like anything else, there are good fundraising campaign Web sites and bad fundraising campaign Web sites. The author took a closer look at fundraising campaign sites to see if her intuitive judgments about these could be translated into a logical, research-supported set of best practices. She set up a study that gauged the ease of use and…
Descriptors: Fund Raising, Web Sites, Internet, Best Practices
Alkhawaldeh, Nayef Ibrahim; Menchaca, Michael – International Journal on E-Learning, 2014
This study explored barriers to utilizing information and communication technologies (ICT) for teaching and learning in the country of Jordan as indicated by participating stakeholders: students, teachers, and administrators. Jordan is a developing country in the heart of the Middle East with both tremendous opportunity as well as significant…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Barriers
Stemler, Steven E.; Bebell, Damian J. – Eye on Education, 2012
This is a must-have resource for busy educators involved in creating, improving, or reevaluating their school mission statements. The authors provide numerous examples of mission statements from a diverse range of preK-12 schools, offering readers an extremely valuable resource for developing an understanding of various themes and ideas in…
Descriptors: Institutional Mission, Position Papers, Values, Role of Education
VanderVen, Elizabeth R. – University of British Columbia Press, 2012
In the early 1900s, the Qing dynasty implemented a series of institutional reforms to shore up its power. The most important were a nationwide school system and the abolition of the centuries-old civil examinations. "A School in Every Village" recounts how villagers and local state officials in Haicheng County enacted orders to establish…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Counties, Rural Schools, Educational Policy
Geier, Denise B. – Library Media Connection, 2007
Good school libraries influence student achievement and there are studies from 15 states to prove it. Several reports provide evidence that access to a good school library has positive correlation to reading scores. Higher test scores have also been linked to the presence of quality libraries in schools. Professional librarians are an essential…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Library Administration, Publicity, Public Relations
US Department of Education, 2011
This paper presents the U.S. Department of Education's Fiscal Year (FY) "2010 Annual Performance Report" (APR). This report provides detailed information on: (1) the status of strategic goals, and (2) the outcomes of the strategic performance measures identified in the Department's "FY 2007-2012 Strategic Plan" and updated previously in the "FY…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Annual Reports, Performance, Accountability
Zolfo, Elana; Mann, Deborah – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2007
The purpose of this study was to determine executive and employee attitudes regarding benefits and difficulties accruing to employees and their corporations who participate in on-site MBA programs for 11 corporate partners. Because so many corporations embrace partnerships with colleges to advance the knowledge base of their employees, it seems…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Employee Attitudes, Employers, Corporations
DiConsiglio, John – CURRENTS, 2009
Welcome to the Generational Wars--a workplace skirmish over everything from ties and pantyhose to flex time and Facebook. For the first time in American history, three generations are now working desk-to-desk. And each brings wildly varying views on work and life into the office. The battle lines have been drawn. On one side are the Baby Boomers,…
Descriptors: Institutional Advancement, College Administration, Public Relations, Generational Differences
Hermes, J. J. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007
As the first balloting of the 2008 presidential campaign nears, colleges in early-voting states like Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina have become hotbeds of political activity. College campuses are favored venues for nationally televised debates and candidates' policy announcements. College officials say election activities can bolster…
Descriptors: Campuses, Elections, Political Campaigns, Taxes
Farrell, Brenda S. – US Government Accountability Office, 2012
The Department of Defense (DOD), which includes the military services, selects mid- to upper-career-level military officers to participate in fellowship and training-with-industry programs conducted at non-DOD organizations such as universities, think tanks, private corporations, federal agencies, and Congress. For some fellowships, the military…
Descriptors: Military Service, Military Schools, Public Agencies, Fellowships
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2009
The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Learning-Centered Leadership Program hosted its sixth Annual State Leadership Forum May 7 and 8, 2009, in Atlanta. More than 160 education leaders, district officials and policymakers from 25 states attended the forum to hear from practitioners who are getting results in student learning amidst…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Instructional Leadership, Conferences (Gatherings), Principals