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Matthewson, Donald J.; Castillo, Jeff; Caldwell, Christina – 2003
This paper argues that political conflict over educational policy at the local level is cultural in its origins and represents a deep division in U.S. society about the values that should be taught in the public schools. The research reported in the paper focused on a single case study of a recall election in the Orange Unified School District…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Case Studies, Culture Conflict, Educational Policy


