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ERIC Number: EJ464585
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-0534
Analysis of Local Stakeholder Opposition to School District Consolidation: An Application of Interpretive Theory to Public Policy Making.
Ward, James G.; Rink, Francis J.
Journal of Research in Rural Education, v8 n2 p11-19 Sum 1992
In 1985, Illinois adopted state legislation supporting school district mergers. In one rural district studied, local opposition to consolidation was based on self-interest, ideologies of localism and traditionalism, and (to a lesser extent) research information. Implications for policymakers and the complexity of the "local control" concept are discussed. (SV)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Attitudes, Community Control, Consolidated Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Mergers, Policy Formation, Resistance to Change, Rural Schools, School District Reorganization, School Districts
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Illinois; Local Control