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Keane, William G.; Flam, Samuel – American School Board Journal, 1998
Experiences of a Michigan school district provide a case study for examining the political, economic, and community-relations issues embedded in a decision to privatize. Support can be achieved only if all parties feel they were given adequate attention during deliberations on the issue. (MLF)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Politics of Education
Download full textKeane, William G.; Flam, Samuel – 1997
Little has been written about how to manage school-district conflict produced by a privatization initiative. This paper presents findings of a case study that investigated the politics of implementing a privatization initiative in a Michigan school district. The case demonstrates that no board of education should initiate a public discussion about…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Policy Formation, Politics of Education
Flam, Samuel; Keane, William G. – 1997
It is likely that most school districts will need to think through the possibilities of privatizing one or more functions. This book was written to help all concerned parties understand the privatization debate. No political or philosophical conclusions about the feasibility of privatization were made. Chapter 1 relates the experience of the…
Descriptors: Contracts, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Economics, Elementary Secondary Education
