Citizen Participation: Antagonists or Allies.

Cunningham, William G.

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Publication Date: 1976

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Citizen Participation: Antagonists or Allies

Cunningham, William G.

Theory Into Practice, 15, 4, 274-83, Oct 76

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, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Organizational Communication, Policy Formation, Power Structure, School Administration

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