| Summary: | Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Delivery of Programs and Services in Primary, Elementary, Secondary Education 1992 Origin and scope of the commission. Interpretation of the mandate -- Methods and strategies -- Organization of the report -- Analysis of submissions. Thematic organization -- Issues related to the denominational education system -- Organizational and administrative issues -- Other issues -- Perpectives on education. The context for change. The external forces which influence education -- The condition of education -- The implications for education -- The denominational school system. Origin and development of the denominational education system. Evolution of denominational schools -- Evolution of the Department of Education -- Evolution of school districts -- Evolution of school-based co-operative efforts -- Attitudes toward denominational education. Survey methodology -- Public interest and involvement in schools -- Attitudes toward the denominational system as a whole -- Attitudes toward specific features of the denominational system -- Interpretation and conclusions -- Costs and consequences: an examination of the potential for consolidation within the education system and the associated costs. Overview of the study. Background -- Methodology -- Data sources -- Validation and interpretation -- Contextual issues in education finance. Organization and finance -- Critical issues in education finance -- Education issues and consequences -- Presentation, interpretation and conclusions. Model A: The existing denominational system -- Model B: A rational denominational system -- Model C: A non-denominational system -- Model D: A rational non-denominational system -- A model for change. Revitalizing the education system. Trends in school reform -- Principles of reform -- Facing new challenges -- Assumptions -- Leadership -- The process of change -- Planning for success: governance -- Fundamental needs -- A mandate for change -- Options -- The model. Restructuring at the local level -- Restructuring ...
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