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| Citizen Participation | 1 |
| Community Control | 1 |
| Community Influence | 1 |
| Community Organizations | 1 |
| Educational Policy | 1 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| Failure | 1 |
| Policy Formation | 1 |
| Power Structure | 1 |
| Program Descriptions | 1 |
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| Journal of Thought | 1 |
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| Aptekar, Lewis | 1 |
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Peer reviewedAptekar, Lewis – Journal of Thought, 1980
The author argues that direct citizen participation cannot influence educational policy or restore the power of lay boards in public education. Asserting that more can be accomplished by a technically trained organization working within the bureaucracy, he cites the accomplishments of the Education Clearinghouse, a nonprofit group of…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Control, Community Influence, Community Organizations
