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School improvement: An analysis of facilitating practices for central office administrators to support decentralized change in public school districts implementing the (I)(D)(E)(A) School Improvement Process.
(1997)
This study examined the perceptions of public school superintendents, central office administrators, principals, and teachers to determine the importance of central office administrator facilitating practices reported in ...
High school students as stakeholders in school-wide decision making: Reality or rhetoric.
(1999)
This study examines one school culture in terms of information gathered from individual students and focus group interviews. The study attempts to answer a critical question: What is the scope of involvement for high school ...
Outsourcing in public higher education in Oklahoma.
(1997)
Five outsourcing case studies were conducted at four public institutions of higher education in Oklahoma. The cases yielded data on nine outsource decisions. Drawing on three theory-based models that can explain ...
The assessment of the extent to which peer coaching is being implemented in secondary schools in Oklahoma.
(1998)
The findings showed there were significant differences between teachers' and principals' responses on peer coaching programs in Oklahoma to the following: allowed teachers to choose whether to participate in peer coaching, ...
An examination of the fiscal adequacy and equity effects of class size mandates embedded in extensive statewide education reform.
(1997)
The simple regression analysis did not show evidence of inadequacy in state general aid funding over the years of implementation. In the multiple regression statistical procedure, the district valuation variable was ...
Distance education policy formation in state higher education systems: A case study.
(1998)
Prior research on distance education has primarily been concerned with the effectiveness of distance education programs. Although the effectiveness of distance education is increasingly being demonstrated, it remains to a ...
An evaluation of school board hearing procedures and the trial de novo appeal in career teacher employment termination proceedings in Oklahoma public schools.
(1999)
The purpose of the study was to conduct an evaluation of school board hearing procedures and the trial de novo appeal in career teacher dismissals in Oklahoma. To determine this, the study evaluated the perceptions of ...
A conceptual analysis of a parent-culture's perceptions of parent involvement.
(1998)
The study's findings corroborated, expanded, and questioned existing research in the field of home-school-community partnerships. Recommendations based on the data were made for parents, school personnel, and future research.
Core knowledge in American schools: A portrait of contemporary curricular reform.
(1999)
This is a study of contemporary school reform in America. The object of the study is the Core Knowledge Movement, a content oriented curriculum reform initiative advocated by E.D. Hirsch Jr. and promoted by the Core Knowledge ...
Perceptions of the knowledge and skills necessary for elementary principals to implement inclusive special education programs /
(1998)
Data for this study were collected from two questionnaires mailed to a stratified random sampling of elementary principals, general education teachers and special education teachers throughout Oklahoma. Several procedures ...