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Download full textMichel, George J. – 1973
Recent studies have questioned the decision making influence of both elected and appointed school boards. More research into the decision making functions of boards was needed, and one opportunity to do further research was presented in an upstate school district in New York. A moderately sized city with a K-12 school population of 3,200 changed…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Community Influence, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making
McClure, Robert M. – 1973
An analysis of data from two studies and reviews of selected literature are used to describe (1) problems of decision making at the institutional level; (2) those decisions now being made at inappropriate levels according to criteria generated by the data; and (3) alternative forms of decision making, including change strategies. Data selected for…
Descriptors: Community Influence, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Educational Objectives
MCCARTY, DONALD J.; RAMSEY, CHARLES E. – 1967
A CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR STUDYING THE OPERATION OF SOCIAL POWER IN SCHOOL SYSTEMS WAS DEVELOPED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT A SCHOOL SYSTEM MUST BE UNDERSTOOD IN TERMS OF ITS SUPPORTING ENVIRONMENT. TWELVE DIRECTIONAL HYPOTHESES WERE TESTED TO DETERMINE CORRELATIONS BETWEEN FOUR TYPES OF COMMUNITY POWER STRUCTURES (DOMINATED, FACTIONAL, PLURALISTIC, AND…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Community Attitudes, Community Influence, Community Leaders
Morris, Richard, Comp.; Seymour, Nancy, Ed. – 1980
The Institute for Responsive Education (IRE) is a private, nonprofit organization involved in research, policy analysis, assistance to local sites, and development of a national information clearinghouse and network for citizen groups. IRE recommends an approach to community based education that encourages citizen participation in decision-making…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizens Councils, Clearinghouses, Community Education
