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Leadership Studies

1998

British Columbia (Canada)

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The Role Of The Site Facilitator In The New Directions In Distance Learning Project, Isabel Ries Edd Mar 1998

The Role Of The Site Facilitator In The New Directions In Distance Learning Project, Isabel Ries Edd

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The purpose of this study was to understand the roles and responsibilities of site facilitators in successful New Directions in Distance Learning (NDDL) project school sites, to learn with whom site facilitators communicate within and outside their working environments, and to discover with whom they build working relationships. E-mail questionnaires and two sets of telephone interviews generated the research data from six site facilitators and three teacher-mentors who worked at eight New Directions in Distance Learning (NDDL) school sites located throughout British Columbia. Indicators of success for an NDDL site included participation in the NDDL project with minimal technical difficulties …


Shared Governance In The British Columbia Post-Secondary Education System: The Boards' Role In Decision-Making, Edwin Deas Edd Jan 1998

Shared Governance In The British Columbia Post-Secondary Education System: The Boards' Role In Decision-Making, Edwin Deas Edd

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In 1995, the membership of governing boards in colleges in British Columbia changed from lay persons appointed by the provincial government. The new boards consisted of fewer lay appointees with the addition of elected faculty, staff, and students, together with the college presidents and education council chairs as non-voting members. The presence of employees and students on boards was viewed by most observers as likely to enhance the quality of decision-making in general. However, that same presence could introduce an element of real or potential conflict of interest (Flanigan, 1994). The broadening of input and decision-making brought about in the …