Explaining the Problem: A Comparison of Closings in Ten U.S. Cities.

Cibulka, James G.

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Publication Date: 1983-Feb

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Explaining the Problem: A Comparison of Closings in Ten U.S. Cities.

Cibulka, James G.

Education and Urban Society, v15 n2 p165-74 Feb 1983

Evidence from 10 cities indicates that large city school systems' difficulty in closing schools stems from administrators' value conflicts between responsiveness to the community and efficiency, and from competing role interests between board members and administrators. (MJL)

Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board of Education Role, Community Attitudes, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Political Influences, School Closing, School Community Relationship, School District Autonomy, Urban Schools

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