The Educational Service Agency

American Education's Invisible Partner

Robert E. Stephens, William G. Keane (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

274 Seiten

2005
University Press of America (Verlag)
978-0-7618-3155-6 (ISBN)

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Education service agencies (ESAs), the middle echelon in the P-12 education structure, serve local school districts and their children in 42 states. Since these agencies work directly with local school districts and their students, they are largely invisible to the general public and, incredibly, not a small number of legislators. Yet ESAs are responsible for the direct or indirect expenditure of billions of dollars and are perhaps the main vehicle for training in-service teachers, administrators, and other staff members throughout the country. In addition, they provide technical assistance for a wide range of management areas such as finance, food service, transportation, purchasing, and technology.

This highly researched, well-referenced book, the first ever to document the work of service agencies in America, begins with four chapters that summarize the history and development of service agencies into current times and catalogue the different financing and governance structures under which they function. Three chapters are devoted to descriptions of programs and services offered for students, whether they have special interests or needs. Another chapter deals with ESAs as the lynch pin for partnerships with community agencies, businesses, and other levels of government. The book concludes with two chapters about the growing insistence on accountability for ESAs and a final chapter projects three scenarios about the possible future roles of ESAs in the American education system.

E. Robert Stephens is Director of the Institute for Regional and Rural Studies in Education, Edmond, Oklahoma. Dr. Stephens earned his Ph.D. in Education Administration at the University of Iowa. William G. Keane is Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at Oakland University. Professor Keane holds an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the Teachers College, Columbia University.

Chapter 1 List of Figures
Chapter 2 List of Tables
Chapter 3 Acknowledgments
Chapter 4 Introduction
Chapter 5 The Evolution of the Education Service Agency Concept 1930-1960
Chapter 6 Stage Three: The "Golden Age" in the Development
Chapter 7 Educational Service Agencies in Contemporary America
Chapter 8 Structure and Organization of ESAs: A Commentary
Chapter 9 The Impact of ESAs on Teaching and Learning
Chapter 10 Services to Students with Special Needs
Chapter 11 Improving School and School District Infrastructure
Chapter 12 Strengthening Schools Through ESA Partnerships
Chapter 13 Holding Service Agencies Accountable: Concepts and Practices
Chapter 14 Accountability and Accreditation for ESAs: Current Practices
Chapter 15 The Future of Educational Service Agencies
Chapter 16 Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.8.2005
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	172 x 226 mm
Gewicht	408 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
ISBN-10	0-7618-3155-X / 076183155X
ISBN-13	978-0-7618-3155-6 / 9780761831556
Zustand	Neuware