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ERIC Number: EJ430648
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
Political System Theory as an Explanatory Paradigm for Teacher Education Reform.
Prestine, Nona A.
American Educational Research Journal, v28 n2 p237-74 Sum 1991
Using a political system theory approach, this case study examined the conflict that developed between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the State Department of Public Instruction between the mid-1970s and mid-1980s for control of a teacher education program. Conclusions highlight political and governance ramifications for teacher preparation programs. (TJH)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Conflict, Decentralization, Educational Change, Governance, Higher Education, Organizational Climate, Politics of Education, Program Administration, State Agencies, State Universities, Systems Approach, Teacher Education Programs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Political Theories; University of Wisconsin Madison; Wisconsin State Department of Public Instruction