Community Status and Conflict in Suburban School Politics.

Autor/in	Boyd, William L.
Titel	Community Status and Conflict in Suburban School Politics.
Quelle	(1972), (43 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Activism; Citizen Participation; Community Involvement; Comparative Analysis; Conflict; Decision Making; Political Issues; Politics; Research; School Community Relationship; Socioeconomic Status; Suburban Schools + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Konflikt; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Politischer Faktor; Politik; Forschung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Suburban area; Outskirts; Suburb; School; Schools; Vorort; Vorstadt; Schule
Abstract	Research reported here focuses on the effects of community status upon citizen participation and conflict in school politics. One objective was to test Minar's studies which showed higher levels of participation in lower status districts due to the differential possession by higher and lower status school districts of resources of conflict management skills in their respective populaces. A second objective was to investigate factors which operate to minimize and/or contribute to conflict. A sample of eight districts were selected. The theoretical framework drew upon Minar's work, employed Easton's model of the political processes, and investigated Gamson's study of the structural effects upon the incidence and intensity of conflict. Key findings show that: 1) the overall conflict ranking proved to be highly correlated with the referendum dissent ranking; 2) the rankings on the structural variables proved to be unreliable predictors of overall conflict; 3) leadership by the school authorities and political culture of the blue and white collar districts accounted for most of the variation in conflict levels. The present study shows that low conflict, and vice versa, is due both to differences in cultural ethos and to the level of management resources. An obvious implication of the findings is that school authorities might find training designed to raise their "political consciousness" useful. (Author/SJM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01