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Peer reviewedKillian, Michael G. – Community Education Journal, 1978
To achieve success in the community, the community educator must understand how power is used by the local power structure and show the community leaders how community education will help their community. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Community Education, Community Leaders, Elementary Secondary Education, Political Power
Peer reviewedBers, L. Mitchell; Sloan, Charles S. – Planning and Changing, 1989
Analyzes possible differences in the attitudes of citizens, school board members, and selected community leaders toward (1) the board of education's role and function; (2) educational reform proposals; and (3) current educational issues in eight Illinois communities. Demographic characteristics did not influence each group's perceptions of reform…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Community Attitudes, Community Leaders, Educational Change
Allen, Charlie Joe; Burkett, Charles W. – Executive Educator, 1988
An eight-step plan to help new school executives identify the powerful people, groups, and issues in their communities. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Community Leaders, Elementary Secondary Education, Informal Organization
Peer reviewedGriffin, Richard A. – Catalyst for Change, 1980
Presents the results of a survey of over 600 Texas superintendents concerning their perceptions of the power structures in their communities. (JM)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Boards of Education, Community Characteristics, Community Leaders
Conners, Dennis A. – 1981
A study was undertaken to explore the power structure in a Southwestern community of 93,000 and to determine which elements in that power structure had the most influence in a local school bond referendum. The data for the study were collected using two techniques. First, a panel of knowledgeable community members identified 85 politically…
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Community Leaders, Community Study, Community Surveys
Download full textHolleman, I. Thomas, Jr. – 1975
Acceptance or rejection of school policy hinges on the role played by formal and informal groups within the community power structure. Kimbrough's research suggests that formal groups are subordinate to the informal power structure in establishing policy, though formal groups make important contributions to decision-making. Some researchers…
Descriptors: Community Control, Community Leaders, Community Organizations, Conceptual Schemes
Allen, Charlie Joe – 1986
Using techniques of the reputational method to study community power structure, this report identifies components of power structure in a Tennessee school district, demonstrates that proven methodologies can facilitate educational leaders' reform efforts, and serves as a pilot study for further investigation. Researchers investigated the district…
Descriptors: Community Control, Community Leaders, Community Study, Decision Making
Barriga, Patricio; And Others – 1976
This paper describes the concept, training, and experiences of community facilitators as change agents in a nonformal education project in rural Ecuador. Presently, the social, economic, and political context of the rural Ecuadorian consists of poverty, racial prejudice, economic exploitation, and psychological dependency. The project attempted to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Assertiveness, Basic Skills, Change Agents
