Descriptor
| Community Control | 2 |
| Democratic Values | 2 |
| Educational Policy | 2 |
| Policy Formation | 2 |
| Citizen Participation | 1 |
| Community Influence | 1 |
| Curriculum | 1 |
| Democracy | 1 |
| Educational Change | 1 |
| Educational Philosophy | 1 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Administrators | 1 |
| Practitioners | 1 |
Location
| Australia | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedCunningham, William G. – Theory Into Practice, 1976
If participation does not include an openness to the issues that are of real concern to the community and an opportunity to influence policy relating to those issues, it becomes an empty public relations gesture fostering apathy, disinterest, resistance, or counter-organization. (MB)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Control, Community Influence, Democratic Values
Peer reviewedSmithson, Alan – Journal of Educational Administration, 1985
This article closes off a debate in this journal between the author and James D. Kaminsky concerning the latter's philosophical analysis of a "Freedom and Authority Memorandum" delivered to South Australian public schools in the early 1970s by then Director-General of Education, A. W. Jones. (TE)
Descriptors: Community Control, Curriculum, Democracy, Democratic Values
