ERIC Number: EJ383027
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
The Study of American Local Governance: A Need for More and Better 'Backyard' Scholarship.
Oakerson, Ronald J.
Political Science Teacher, v1 n4 p11-14 Fall 1988
Examines difficulties posed in studying local governance because of varied forms found in local government structure. Describes two research methods for drawing upon that variety: (1) building large data sets, and (2) using case studies. Suggests that local research activities, conducted in the context of an educational program, be used as the foundation for a science of local governance. (SLM)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Data Collection, Educational Innovation, Educational Research, Government (Administrative Body), Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Local Government, Political Science, Research Opportunities, Research Problems, Social Science Research, Theory Practice Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Data Sets
