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School Board Chairmen And School Superintendents: An Analysis Of Perceptions Concerning Special Interest Groups And Educational Governance, Abe Feuerstein, V. Darlene Opfer
School Board Chairmen And School Superintendents: An Analysis Of Perceptions Concerning Special Interest Groups And Educational Governance, Abe Feuerstein, V. Darlene Opfer
Abe Feuerstein
This study focuses on the perceptions of Virginia school board chairmen and superintendents as they relate to local governance issues. These perceptions provide great insight into the problems faced by Virginia school boards—both elected and appointed—in the aftermath of a 1992 law allowing communities to shift from appointed to elected school boards. All superintendents and school board chairman in the state were surveyed on the following topics: their perceptions concerning school board members’ orientations toward their role as representatives (trustee vs. delegate), their personal attitudes concerning the electoral process, their assessment of interest group involvement in district decision-making, their feelings …
Understanding Interest Group Involvement In The Process Of Educational Governance, Abe Feuerstein
Understanding Interest Group Involvement In The Process Of Educational Governance, Abe Feuerstein
Abe Feuerstein
Public schools in America are often at the center of heated controversy concerning values and interests. Buffeted from the left and the right, school boards and administrators struggle to create workable school policies. Much of this conflict is related to the participation of powerful interest groups in the process of educational governance. These groups, composed of concerned business leaders, minorities, legislators, teachers, and taxpayers, play an increasingly important role in the representation and articulation of educational issues. The involvement of interest groups and the political nature of most decisions concerning the public schools necessitates the preparation of educational leaders able …
Davis City: A Case Of Perceived Inequality, Abe Feuerstein
Davis City: A Case Of Perceived Inequality, Abe Feuerstein
Abe Feuerstein
Understanding the dynamics associated with race-based educational policy is not easy — every case has its own characteristics and nuances. Despite these differences, there are some underlying dynamics associated with the educational decision-making that can be generalized from one case to another. The case of Davis City is instructive, therefore, not because of its uniqueness but because of the universal elements which it embodies. In particular, it explores the way that individual and group concerns about race and equality can influence school district decision-making. The description of this case, which details the sentiments and actions of various school district stake-holders, …