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A Political Analysis of Community Influence over School Closure

verfasst von: Kara S. Finnigan, Mark Lavner

Erschienen in: The Urban Review | Ausgabe 1/2012

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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.

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Titel: A Political Analysis of Community Influence over School Closure
verfasst von: Kara S. Finnigan
Mark Lavner
Publikationsdatum: 01.03.2012
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: The Urban Review / Ausgabe 1/2012
Print ISSN: 0042-0972
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-1960
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11256-011-0179-9

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