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| Autor/inn/en | Monk, David H.; Kadamus, James A. |
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| Titel | The Reform of School District Organizational Structure: New York's Experimental Use of a Collaborative Study Process. Revised. |
| Quelle | (1994), (34 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Cooperative Planning; Educational Benefits; Educational Change; Educational Equity (Finance); Educational Policy; Educational Research; Efficiency; Elementary Secondary Education; Public Opinion; School District Reorganization; School District Size; School District Spending; School Size; State Departments of Education; State School District Relationship; New York |
| Abstract | This paper explores the impact of school district organizational structure on the productivity of educational systems and describes the implementation in New York State of a collaborative study process involving school district reorganization. The case for organizing schools or districts into larger units is typically made on either efficiency or equity grounds. The efficiency argument holds that disadvantages of small scale are such that it costs more to produce the same mix of educational opportunities in a small unit compared to a large unit. The equity argument holds that if the small unit chooses to bear these extra costs, taxpayers may be unfairly burdened; or if the small unit offers a more limited or lower quality mix of educational opportunities than would otherwise be the case, an unfair burden can shift to students. On the other hand, research challenging a "larger is better" policy asserts that small schools or small school districts produce valuable educational benefits that more than justify extra costs. Since research results can be found to support either side of this contentious issue, this paper proposes an alternative method for school district reorganization that achieves a balance between opposing views on a case-by-case basis. As an example of this method, New York State is currently involved in a two-phase study focusing on the identification and verification of organizational problems within individual school districts, and the examination of alternative solutions suggested by the state and the school district. The State Department of Education is completing Phase I studies and designing demonstration Phase II studies. It will be important for demonstration sites to be broadly representative of different types of organizational problems and to offer the potential for state-local collaboration that will result in improved educational productivity. Contains 53 references. (LP) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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