The Micropolitics of Implementing a School-Based Bonus Policy: The Case of New York City's Compensation Committees

Autor/in	Marsh, Julie
Titel	The Micropolitics of Implementing a School-Based Bonus Policy: The Case of New York City's Compensation Committees
Quelle	In: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 34 (2012) 2, S.164-184 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3737
DOI	10.3102/0162373711428354
Schlagwörter	Compensation (Remuneration); Merit Pay; School Personnel; Elementary Secondary Education; Governance; Urban Schools; Politics of Education; Educational Policy; Power Structure; Conflict; Decision Making; Mixed Methods Research; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Abfindung; Kompensation; Lohnausgleich; Leistungszulage; Schulpersonal; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Politics of education; Konflikt; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung
Abstract	This article examines the micropolitics of implementing New York City's Schoolwide Performance Bonus Program and school governance bodies (Compensation Committees) that determined distribution of school-level rewards among personnel. Drawing on a two-year, mixed-methods study, the author finds that although most participants surveyed described a democratic process, case data suggest that principals sometimes overtly and covertly exercised power to shape decisions. The author finds that egalitarian norms, macro-political pressures, the tendency to suppress conflict, and policy design explain why most committees developed equal-share distribution plans even though a significant proportion of members favored some differentiation. The article illuminates the challenges of engaging stakeholders in incentive program design and affirms the value of combining political and sociological perspectives to understand education policy implementation. (Contains 1 figure, 4 tables, and 8 notes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10