A practical guide to effective school board meetings / / Rene S. Townsend, James R. Brown, Walter L. Buster ; cover designer, Anthony Paular

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910797460503321
• Autore: Townsend Rene S.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2005; ©2005
• ISBN: 1-4833-6136-5; 1-4833-6353-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (201 p.)
• Disciplina: 379.1/531
• Soggetti: School boards - United States; Public meetings - United States; School board members - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Part I - The Leadership Challenge; Chapter 1 - Focusing on Teaching and Learning; Mission is Different from Vision; The Right Mission; Mission-Critical Work; Teaching and Learning; Chapter 2 - Building the Superintendent-Board Team; Distinct and Complementary Roles; Policy-Driven Meetings; Part II - Pre-Meeting Planning; Chapter 3 - Planning the Calendar and Agenda; Twelve-Month Calendar; Audience; The Agenda Planning Team; The Overall Agenda; Individual Agenda Items; Potential Board Action; Presentations and RecognitionsOther Meeting Agendas; Chapter 4 - Preparing: Sweat the Small Stuff; General Logistics; The Meeting Room; Participants; The Unexpected; Chapter 5 - Designing the Board Packet; Key Elements of the Board Packet; Supporting Material; Appearance of the Document; Other Printed Matter; Additional Considerations; Chapter 6 - Communicating the Agenda; Distribution; Communication; Touch Base with Constituents; Part III - Meeting Time; Chapter 7 - Conducting the Board Meeting; Behavior; Before the Meeting; During the Meeting; Meeting Times; After the Meeting; Chapter 8 - Meeting behind Closed DoorsMeeting Times; Closed Session Participants; Agenda Requirements; Stay on Track; Part IV - Post-Meeting; Chapter 9 - Following up; The Link to Teaching and Learning; Communication Plan; Formal Follow-up; Informal Tasks; Chapter 10 - Recovering; Immediately after the Meeting; The Next Day; The Long View; Chapter 11 - Wrapping up; Resource A: Board-Superintendent Protocols (Sample); Resource B: Twelve-Month Calendar (Sample); Resource C: Board Agenda Development Worksheet (Sample); Resource D: Individual Agenda Item (Sample); Resource E: Welcome to the Board Meeting (Sample)Resource F: Request to Speak Cards (Samples); References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Now superintendents can turn board meetings into productive, results-getting events that help them focus on teaching and learning to achieve district goals.

Citizens' preferences about police work [[electronic resource] ] : an argument for racial variations / / Denise Deon Nation

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910785954003321
• Autore: Nation Denise Deon <1972->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2011
• ISBN: 1-59332-682-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (179 p.)
• Collana: Criminal justice, recent scholarship
• Disciplina: 363.2/3089
• Soggetti: Police-community relations; Police - Public opinion; Minorities; Cultural relations
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1; Is it Citizens' Attitude or Is It Citizens' Preferences:Theoretical Links; Explaining Assessment of the Police; Conceptual Framework Expectancy DisconfirmationTheory and Organizational Theory; Conclusion; ; CHAPTER 2; Explaining Citizens' Preferences for Police work andCitizens' Attitude Toward the Police; Prior Research on Citizens' Preferences; Prior Research on Citizens' Attitudes Towardsthe Police; Conclusion; CHAPTER 3; Analyzing Racial Variations for Citizens' Preferences; Research Questions; Sample; Development of the Survey QuestionnaireHypotheses; Analytical Strategy; Conclusion; CHAPTER 4; The Relationship Between Race and Citizens'Preferences for Police Work; Characteristics of Respondents and Distribution of theContact Influences; Respondents' Demographic Characteristics by Race; Citizens' Preferences for Police Activities; Summary of Findings; CHAPTER 5; The Broader Context of Race and Citizens' Preferences; Summary of Findings; Discussion of Findings and Policy Implications; Future Research; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Nation expands the literature on citizens' attitudes toward the police by considering citizens' preferences for police work. She argues that citizens' preferences can partly explain racial variations in citizens' attitudes toward the police. The complexity of police work requires the conceptualization of two key terms-citizens' preferences and police work-and has added new ideas to the attitudinal literature. Nation's work furthers policing research by showing that there are racial differences in preferences for police work. Additionally, the introduction of both expectancy disconfirmation the