The future of school board governance
Subtitle: relevancy and revelation
By: Thomas L. Alsbury.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education; R&L Education
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 363
ISBN-13: 9781578867943; 9781578867950
Subjects: School boards -- United States
Table of contents: title: History of school board governance theory and research; title: Dissatisfaction theory of the American democracy / by Frank W. Lutz & Laurence Iannaccone; title: School board research: a retrospective / by Peter J. Cistone; title: History of the changing roles of school boards; title: The evolving role of school boards: retrospect and prospect / by Michael W. Kirst; title: Leading in an era of change: the micropolitics of superintendent-board relations / by Lars G. Bjork; title: School board/superintendent and authority relations; title: Historical and current tensions among board/superintendent; title: Teams: symptoms or cause? / by Meredith Mountford; title: Systemic leadership amidst turbulence: superintendent-school; title: Board relations under pressure / by George J. Petersen & Lance D. Fusarelli; title: School board democratic effectiveness; title: Money, interest groups, and school board elections / by Frederick Hess; title: Local school foundations: equity and the future of school funding / by Carol Merz Frankel; title: A descriptive case study of discord & dissent: the story of a school; title: Board's act of non-compliance to state and federal law / by Barbara DeHart & DeLacy D. Ganley; title: School board's role in district/systemic reform; title: The lighthouse inquiry: examining the role of school board; title: Leadership in the improvement of student achievement / by Mary L. Delagardelle; title: School reform, civic engagement, and school board leadership / by Theodore J. Kowalski; title: Relevance: school board influence on student achievement; title: School board politics and student achievement / by Thomas L. Alsbury; title: School boards and raising student outcomes: reflections; title: (confessions?) of a former urban school board member / by Sam Stringfield; title: Revelation: school board's viability and possible future; title: Elected versus appointed boards / by Thomas E. Glass; title: Education mayors & big city school boards: new directions; title: New evidence / by Kenneth K. Wong & Francis X. Shen.