Citizen Participation in Decision Making.

Paddock, Susan C.; Sferra, Bobbie A.

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ERIC Number: ED198216

Record Type: RIE

Publication Date: 1980

Pages: 61

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Citizen Participation in Decision Making.

Paddock, Susan C.; Sferra, Bobbie A.

This handbook for parents defines and describes the process of citizen participation in educational decision making. After describing the history of citizen involvement, the booklet answers questions regarding why and how community members can become involved in policy formation. Problems in participatory decision making and strategies for increasing its effectiveness are also discussed. (MK)

Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Community Influence, Community Involvement, Community Role, Decision Making, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Policy Formation

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom

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Language: English

Sponsor: Mott (C.S.) Foundation, Flint, MI.; Arizona State Univ., Tempe.; Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.

Authoring Institution: Arizona State Univ., Tempe. Southwest Regional Center for Community Education Development.

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