A groundbreaking classic that lays out and defends a democratic theory of education Who
should have the authority to shape the education of citizens in a democracy? This is the …

Most Americans believe that local school districts are the only means by which citizens may
exercise control over public education. Kathryn McDermott argues to the contrary that …

This article examines state and local government relations in education by considering the
influence of one state's standards-based reform initiatives on policy making in the Local …

This article uses data from 54 urban school districts to test hypotheses explaining the
integration of computer technology into the classroom. Surprisingly, the authors find no …

The implementation of site-based management has required principals to involve more
stakeholders with conflicting paradigms in decision-making, causing goal consensus to …

Local school boards have been virtually ignored in the educational reforms of the last
quarter of the twentieth century, despite the fact that these lay citizens oversee budget, staff …

Abstract Desegregation in Knoxville, Tennessee: A Case Study investigates the efforts of a
school district to desegregate its schools for the second time. The first desegregation attempt …

The purposes of this study were:(1) to determine the factors that influence the decisions of
local school boards concerning redistricting, and (2) to determine if the factors influencing …

INFORMATION TO USERS Page 1 INFORMATION TO USERS This manuscript has been
reproduced from the microfilm master. UMI films the text directly from the original or copy …

The purpose of the study was to determine how former Indiana public school board of
education members perceived the effects of school board service on their families …