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ERIC Number: EJ1406238
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 23
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0962-0214
EISSN: EISSN-1747-5066
Institutional Legitimacy and De-Legitimacy: Insights from the Case of an Innovative School
Hilla Tal; Dorit Tubin
International Studies in Sociology of Education, v32 n4 p879-901 2023
The education field favors innovations, but innovative schools tend to fade after an initial 'golden age.' According to the new institutional theory, this happens due to the innovative school's need to achieve institutional legitimacy, which encounters several difficulties. This study aims to explore the journey to attaining legitimacy in one entrepreneurial school that gained legitimacy from some actors, but not from other relevant ones, and did not survive. Using a case study method, 30 interviews were conducted, and over 200 documents, including media articles, school protocols, and court protocols, were analyzed. The findings reveal that the concept of legitimacy is not dichotomous, but a continuum ranging from legitimacy to neutral and de-legitimacy, and stakeholders differ in their positions, resources, and type of legitimacy. Additional theoretical and practical implications are presented in the discussion.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12; Grade 9; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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