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Autor/in | USDAN, MICHAEL D. |
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Institution | Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL. |
Titel | RESEARCH SEMINAR ON RACIAL AND OTHER ISSUES AFFECTING SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION IN THE GREAT CITIES OF AMERICA. |
Quelle | (1966), (219 Seiten)
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Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Administrator Role; College School Cooperation; Current Events; Educational Change; Educational Planning; Educational Problems; Educational Research; Population Trends; Racial Relations; School Administration; Seminars; Socioeconomic Influences; Unemployment; Urban Renewal; Urban Schools; Illinois |
Abstract | RACIAL STRIFE, POPULATION MOBILITY, CHRONIC UNEMPLOYMENT, URBAN DECAY, AND OTHER CURRENT ISSUES WHICH AFFECT THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES OF LARGE CITIES WERE DELINEATED IN A SEMINAR TO PROVIDE WORKABLE PROPOSALS, GREATER COMMUNICATION, AND UNDERSTANDING AMONG SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS WHO MUST DEAL WITH THESE PROBLEMS IN THEIR DAY-BY-DAY OPERATIONS. AMONG THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE SEMINAR WERE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, REPRESENTATIVES FROM INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND MEMBERS FROM OTHER EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS. A TWO-DIMENSIONAL CLASSIFICATION SCHEME WAS DEVELOPED FOR ALL RESEARCH PROPOSALS. THE FIRST DIMENSION SIGNIFIED THE LEVELS WITHIN A SCHOOL ORGANIZATION WITH WHICH A PARTICULAR RESEARCH PROGRAM MIGHT DEAL (I.E., TECHNICAL, MANAGERIAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL). THE SECOND SUMMARIZED THE CATEGORIES OF RESEARCH, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND DEVELOPMENT AS MEANS TO ORIENT AND DIRECT A RESEARCH PROGRAM. IT WAS NOTED THAT PARTICIPATING SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS TENDED TO EMPHASIZE DEVELOPMENTAL PROPOSALS AT A LOWER ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL THAN DID THE UNIVERSITY PEOPLE WHO MOST OFTEN PREFERRED RESEARCH PROPOSALS. BOTH GROUPS EXPRESSED INTEREST IN A VARIETY OF PROBLEMS, BUT DIFFERENCES IN APPROACH REMAINED LARGELY UNRESOLVED. THE MOST IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION OF THE SEMINAR WAS BELIEVED TO BE A FIRM REALIZATION OF THE NEED FOR INCREASED DIALOGUE AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN RESEARCHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS. (JH) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |