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ERIC Number: EJ418889
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-0534
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A Rural School/Community: A Case Study of a Dramatic Turnaround and Its Implications for School Improvement.
Carlson, Robert V.
Research in Rural Education, v7 n1 p23-33 Fall 1990
Reversing two decades of school-community turmoil, Valley View--a small, rural community in northeastern Vermont--approved a bond issue for school construction. This case study uses organizational and systems theory to examine structural, political, symbolic, and human resource influences on changing community attitudes. Contains 19 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Bond Issues, Case Studies, Change Agents, Community Attitudes, Community Change, Community Support, Group Dynamics, Local Issues, Politics of Education, Rural Schools, School Community Relationship, School Support
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Vermont
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