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Robinson, Norman; Stacey, Caroline – 1984
This study examines the value of school board experience as a political apprenticeship for a group of 10 politicians in Canada who went on to successful careers in the House of Commons or the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Structured indepth interviews focused on the study's principal concerns: political socialization, political…
Descriptors: Board Candidates, Elementary Secondary Education, Political Attitudes, Political Influences
Peer reviewedRobinson, Norman; Stacey, Caroline – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1984
Investigates evaluations by 10 successful federal and provincial politicians of school board experience as a political apprenticeship. Notes that regardless of political socialization or prior experience, all agreed that school board experience was valuable, provided valuable political skills, and had a strong politicizing effect on them, changing…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Attitude Change, Boards of Education, Foreign Countries
