Electoral Challenges as Indicators of Community Dissatisfaction.

Hosman, Carol Merz

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Publication Date: 1989

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Electoral Challenges as Indicators of Community Dissatisfaction.

Hosman, Carol Merz

Urban Education, v24 n1 p77-92 Apr 1989

Compares the predictive validity of four indices of electoral conflict, three of which are based on the dissatisfaction theory of democracy. Uses a longitudinal study conducted in Washington. Results indicate that none of the formulas are predictors of school board incumbent defeat. (FMW)

Descriptors: Board Candidates, Boards of Education, Comparative Analysis, Elections, Longitudinal Studies, Politics of Education, Predictive Measurement, Predictive Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Washington

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