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The impact of politics in local education : navigating white water /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Owen, Jane C., 1948-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2006.
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.
Online Access:Table of contents only
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.