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Direct linkPerkins, Tasha – Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 2015
In recent reform efforts, school-community partnerships have been touted as a means for promoting student success (Decker, Decker, & Brown 2007; Epstein 2010) and meeting student needs (Hands 2010). Yet, despite any accolades, the motives and results of school-community partnerships are contested. Gary Anderson (1998) points out that…
Descriptors: School Community Programs, Partnerships in Education, Concept Formation, Politics of Education
Finnigan, Kara S.; Lavner, Mark – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2012
This study seeks to understand community member participation in and influence over an urban school district's school closure process. Data from interviews with School Board members, district administrators, and community members, as well as district documents and newspaper articles suggest that district administrators limited participation…
Descriptors: School Closing, Urban Schools, Income, Educational Change
Gordon, Molly F.; Louis, Karen Seashore – American Journal of Education, 2009
Expanding the sources of leadership in schools has been a reform theme since the mid 1980s. Using exploratory factor analysis and regression, we examine the following questions: (1) How does leadership style affect principals' openness to community involvement? (2) Is a principal's openness to community involvement related to student achievement?…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Community Involvement, Academic Achievement, Leadership Styles
