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Consulting, Mediating, Conducting, and Supporting: How Community-Based Organizations Engage with Research to Influence Policy
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Winton, Sue; Evans, Michael P. – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2016
Grounded in critical policy theories and democratic conceptions of research, case studies of three community-based organizations, one in Canada and two in the U.S., were analyzed to determine if and how the groups engaged with research in their efforts to influence education policy. The findings demonstrate that the community-based organizations…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Community Action, Educational Policy, Community Involvement
A Political Analysis of Community Influence over School Closure
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Finnigan, Kara S.; Lavner, Mark – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2012
This study seeks to understand community member participation in and influence over an urban school district's school closure process. Data from interviews with School Board members, district administrators, and community members, as well as district documents and newspaper articles suggest that district administrators limited participation…
Descriptors: School Closing, Urban Schools, Income, Educational Change
Community Power and Student Rights: An Interview with Arthur E. Thomas
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Thomas, Arthur E. – Harvard Educational Review, 1972
The author attacks the oppressive atmosphere of the urban school system and its dehumanization of students from disadvantaged groups. (AN)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Community Influence, Community Involvement, Disadvantaged