School-based management (SBM), the decentralization of decision-making authority to the school site, comes in many variations. However, all forms of SBM require a rethinking of how and where budgeting, curriculum, and personnel decisions are made. This book provides an overview of what SBM is and how it is implemented by summarizing some of the educational research in this area. Throughout, examples are provided from Oregon schools, particularly the Salem-Keizer Public Schools, which implemented SBM in 1989. Interviews with 14 administrators and educators supplement the literature review....

A growing number of schools and districts are considering using teams to handle all types of decision-making and advisory activities. The term "teams" can be applied to a wide spectrum of groups with various purposes or powers. This book was designed to assist those who want to create efficient, successful teams. It provides suggestions on effective structures and practices for different types of work teams at the district and school levels. The total quality management (TQM) principles of W. Edwards Deming provide the philosophical foundation for successful teamwork in schools. Chapter 1...

This book evaluates animal rights and environmental ethics messages in children's realistic animal fiction. It includes a history of the genre and considers such authors as Jack London, Fred Gipson, Marguerite Henry, Will James, Jim Kjelgaard, and many more. A discussion of nature "fakery" is included. Major chapters focus on relationships between humans and animals, the representation of animal thinking and sentience; and perceptions of predators and prey (or "bad" and "good") animals in the novels. This is a book of literary criticism about the books we read and loved as children.

This document serves two purposes: (1) to specify the style for your company to use, and (2) to serve as a reference work. The first few chapters can be read in about 2 hours, providing your company's writers, editors, and peer reviewers with an overview of rules and strategies. The rest of the book outlines formatting guidelines; how to use the reviewing features in Microsoft Word; industry terminology, definitions, acronyms, and abbreviations; and commonly misspelled and confused words.

The Great Books Adventure is a play designed to inspire children and teens to read the great classics of literature. It is written to be performed in about 1 to 1.5 hours. It is a one-act play with the following seven scenes: SCENE I: Electronics versus Books SCENE 2: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain SCENE 3: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott SCENE 4: Macbeth by William Shakespeare SCENE 5: Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll SCENE 6: "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe SCENE 7: Finale The author, who has a Ph.D. in English, wrote this play with the intent to inspire, entertain,...