The Life Course of Magnet Schools: Organizational and Political Influences.

Metz, Mary Haywood

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ERIC Number: EJ297458

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Publication Date: 1984

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The Life Course of Magnet Schools: Organizational and Political Influences.

Metz, Mary Haywood

Teachers College Record, v85 n3 p411-30 Spr 1984

Magnet schools strive to draw students voluntarily to racially mixed settings by offering diversified educational opportunities. The impact of magnet schools on the political and organizational processes of a school system are discussed. (DF)

Descriptors: Busing, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Magnet Schools, Political Attitudes, School Desegregation, School Districts, School Effectiveness, School Organization, Teacher Attitudes, Voluntary Desegregation

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: An earlier version of this paper was presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (Toronto, Canada, August 23-28, 1981). This paper is based on work supported by the National Institute of Education under Grant Number NIE-79-0017.