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Corbin, Steven B. – American School Board Journal, 1983
Lists strategies drawn from research findings to help candidates win board of education elections. (JM)
Descriptors: Board Candidates, Boards of Education, Elections, Elementary Secondary Education
Edmonds, E. L. – 1979
With reference to Prince Edward Island, Canada, the author notes that a new school act for that province in 1971 consolidated 217 school districts into 5. The result has been a decline in community participation with corresponding alienation and apathy manifested by the public in two ways: a dearth of candidates offering themselves for election to…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Citizen Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
Download full textRada, Roger D. – 1987
Working from the basic assumption that the primary motivation for those involved in school governance is self-interest, this paper develops and discusses 15 hypotheses that form the essential elements of an economic theory of school governance. The paper opens with a review of previous theories of governance and their origins in social science…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Board Candidates, Boards of Education, Conflict
Peer reviewedTabbert, Barbara – Emergency Librarian, 1988
Describes events in Fairbanks (Alaska) resulting from an attempt by some community members to remove a book about homosexuality from the high school library. The discussion covers community reactions, media coverage, and a school board campaign that focused on this issue. Tabbert's speech the night of the vote is presented in the second article.…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Censorship, Community Attitudes, High Schools
