A Political Analysis of Community Influence over School Closure

Autor/inn/en	Finnigan, Kara S.; Lavner, Mark
Titel	A Political Analysis of Community Influence over School Closure
Quelle	In: Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 44 (2012) 1, S.133-151 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0042-0972
DOI	10.1007/s11256-011-0179-9
Schlagwörter	School Closing; Urban Schools; Income; Educational Change; Boards of Education; Community Influence; Community Involvement; Interviews; Administrators; Hearings; School Districts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Einkommen; Bildungsreform; Ausschuss; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; School district; Schulbezirk
Abstract	This study seeks to understand community member participation in and influence over an urban school district's school closure process. Data from interviews with School Board members, district administrators, and community members, as well as district documents and newspaper articles suggest that district administrators limited participation through committee membership and public hearing procedures. In addition, the development of an "objective" process served to legitimize the decision. Finally, higher income community members influenced the closure process through formal and informal mechanisms, while low-income community members exerted power through alliances with external (powerful) groups. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10