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Mitchell, Douglas E.; And Others – 1979
This research report describes an analysis of the ways state legislative policy makers in Arizona, California, and Oregon engage in the process of turning political interests and pressures into public policies. The purpose is to provide insights into the overall processes of social science utilization within state legislatures, using a behavioral…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Decision Making, Information Utilization
Kohn, Laura – 1996
Focusing on the experience of Seattle (Washington), this paper attempts to determine why school districts across the country have recently sought to de-emphasize segregation. Concerns about the validity of pursuing integration, particularly through busing, have been present throughout the history of school desegregation, but only recently is there…
Descriptors: Blacks, Busing, Court Litigation, Desegregation Plans