The impact of politics in local education
Subtitle: navigating white water
By: Jane C. Owen ; with the assistance of Tom Burris.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9781578864850; 9781578864867
Subjects: Education -- Political aspects -- United States.; Community and school -- United States.; Pressure groups -- United States.; Public schools -- United States.; School management and organization -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: The micropolitics of education: theory and praxis; The theoretical construct: political indicators of school-community interactions; The case study: Winfield High School: the beginning; The principal's reflection; Resources and results; What goes in and what comes out: resources, priorities, and conflict at Winfield High School; The principal's reflection; The perils of a closed decision-making system; Storm clouds gather over Winfield High School; The principal's reflection; The four facets of politics; Turbulent fields: Winfield High School loses stability; The principal's reflection; Conflict as a strategic maneuver; The kraken is released; The principal's reflection; Dissatisfaction theory concluded; The principal's final reflection: lessons learned; Epilogue; Maggie Alexander today.