A Neighborhood School Board: Its Infancy, Its Crises, Its Growth

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Title: A Neighborhood School Board: Its Infancy, Its Crises, Its Growth
Authors: Foster, Car F., Back, J.
Source: Education. W 74 95(2):145-162.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 18
Publication Date: 1974
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Decision Making, Educational Change, Educational Philosophy, Educational Responsibility, Neighborhood Schools, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Parent Workshops, School Policy, Teacher Evaluation
Abstract: What happens when the parents and teachers of a neighborhood school are given the opportunity to govern that school - to make decisions about policy, about staff, about educational philosophy? This article is an exciting account of what it really means to trust local individuals to do a responsible job. (Editor)
Journal Code: CIJJUL1975
Entry Date: 1975
Accession Number: EJ111848
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:What happens when the parents and teachers of a neighborhood school are given the opportunity to govern that school - to make decisions about policy, about staff, about educational philosophy? This article is an exciting account of what it really means to trust local individuals to do a responsible job. (Editor)