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Hochschild, Jennifer L. – New Directions for Testing and Measurement, 1982
Court-ordered citizen monitoring of school desegregation does little to increase participation in school politics by minorities, women, the powerless, or the uninvolved. The greatest effects of increasing community involvement are likely to be a little more effective desegregation and much more power and participation for those who already have…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Control, Community Involvement, Desegregation Litigation
Davies, Don; And Others – 1979
This second volume of a status report on citizen participation in educational decision-making considers in more detail a variety of channels for participation. In chapter 1, three examples of community councils illumine the importance of race, class, and economic factors in patterns of participation. Chapter 2 focuses on mandated school councils…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Case Studies, Child Advocacy, Citizen Participation