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Information Gathering By Trustees For Decision-Making: Informal And Formal Sources, Dyanne Strohkorb Bostain
Information Gathering By Trustees For Decision-Making: Informal And Formal Sources, Dyanne Strohkorb Bostain
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this study was to clarify the structure of information systems employed by trustees in higher education and to evaluate the relationships of these systems to decision-making. Communication and organizational theories characterizing the role of informal and formal information used by policy makers and top management in organizational decision-making provided the framework for this study. Studies of top-level corporate executives (Adams 1975; Quinn 1980; Jones and McLeod 1986) revealed executives' strong preferences for and substantial use of information from informal channels for planning and decision-making. These theories were integrated with the research of Ingram (1980) and Schmidtlein (1977) …
A Study Of The Evolution Of Three Inschool Suspension Programs In Virginia, Judy Stowe Sullivan
A Study Of The Evolution Of Three Inschool Suspension Programs In Virginia, Judy Stowe Sullivan
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this study was to research the evolution of three in-school suspension programs in Virginia. In a case study format, the programs were examined with regard to why and how they were established, what changes they have undergone, and their current status and effectiveness.;The three in-school suspension programs selected for this investigation met the following standards: (a) the program was among the earliest to be established in the area, (b) the school district kept reasonably accurate records, and (c) the in-school suspension program met certain criteria to qualify under the definition outlined in this study.;The research included three …