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Reyna, Valerie F., Ed.; Chapman, Sandra B., Ed.; Dougherty, Michael R., Ed.; Confrey, Jere, Ed. – APA Books, 2011
The period from adolescence through young adulthood is one of great promise and vulnerability. As teenagers approach maturity, they must develop and apply the skills and habits necessary to navigate adulthood and compete in an ever more technological and globalized world. But as parents and researchers have long known, there is a crucial dichotomy…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Young Adults, Brain, Learning
Rizvi, Fazal – 1986
Democratic participation in education suggests that communities will be served best when decision-making is decentralized and when people--teachers, parents, and students alike--are encouraged to participate directly in making decisions that affect them. In contrast, the notion of administrative leadership implies hierarchical elevation of chief…
Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Democracy, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
Brown, Daniel J. – 1990
The general aim of this book is to provide a focussed discussion on decentralization and school-based management. In part 1, chapter 1, some problems, anticipations, and a recommendation concerning decentralization are presented. In part 2, chapters 2 through 6 review literature about the structural view of organizations, rationality and…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Decentralization, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Autonomy
Cox, C. Benjamin – 1977
The pamphlet is designed to help teachers, administrators, and parents understand the meanings, implications, and methods of censorship in public schools. Censorship is defined as "any limitation placed on a curricular choice for the wrong reasons." A test of the validity of a censorship case lies in the justifications offered for the…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Community Role, Course Content
McDonough, Patricia M. – 1997
This study examines the ways in which social class and high school guidance operations combine to shape a high school student's perceptions of her opportunities for a college education. It is also an analysis of the intersection of family, friends, and school network effects and how they create an individual's biography. Students connect with…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Bound Students, College Choice, Counseling
Halliwell, Gail – 1977
This paper proposes an interactional model of education for early childhood education and compares this model to two more traditional models (subject dominated and child centered). The aim of educational services for young children should be to provide an environment within which children are able to develop towards autonomy, competence,…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Early Childhood Education, Educational Philosophy, Educational Theories