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Direct linkPorfeli, Erik; Wang, Chuang; Audette, Robert; McColl, Ann; Algozzine, Bob – Education and Urban Society, 2009
Education professionals and policy makers have been working to "close the achievement gap" for some time. Differences in school performance for children from diverse and different family backgrounds have been at the core of past and present social, political, and education reform initiatives and practices. Previous research suggests that…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Academic Achievement, Social Capital, Student Characteristics
Peer reviewedSteele, Donald J., Jr.; And Others – Education and Urban Society, 1981
Reviews the present perceptions of interest group structure and function. Suggests ways that superintendents and school districts can best cope with and utilize interest groups without manipulating them. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Community Influence, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Dynamics, Influences
Peer reviewedWiles, David K. – Education and Urban Society, 1974
Investigates administrative decision-making by examining alliances between principals and teachers, as well as the influence of students and community in school decisions; the decision behavior of principals is classified on a continuum ranging from reliance on authority to laissez faire. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Influence, Decision making, Educational Administration
