The School Board as Meta-Mediators.

Autor/in	Lutz, Frank W.
Titel	The School Board as Meta-Mediators.
Quelle	(1975), (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Boards of Education; Cultural Awareness; Cultural Differences; Cultural Pluralism; Cultural Traits; Decision Making; Elementary Secondary Education; Governance; Minority Groups; Political Influences; Political Power; Political Socialization; Politics; School District Autonomy; State School District Relationship; Superintendents; Systems Approach + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausschuss; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Kultureller Unterschied; Kulturpluralismus; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Ethnische Minderheit; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Politische Macht; Politische Sozialisation; Politik; School district; School districts; Autonomy; School autonomy; Schulautonomie; Staatliches Schulamt; Schulrat; Systemischer Ansatz
Abstract	School districts are cultural systems that may be classified along a continuum from homogeneous to heterogeneous according to the diversity represented in their cultural composition. School boards are the decision-making system that, given the competitive federal, state, and local demands, decides on the particular educational policies and programs available to a cultural system. As such, school boards are meta-mediators in public education. While the school board may respond in either elite or arena council fashion, the tradition of school boards in America dictates an elite council process. This kind of council action provides a poor fit between such boards and the multicultural nature of most urban school districts. The arena type action is a poor fit with homogeneous cultures. Boards that do not fit with the culture of their district are not effective as meta-mediators. The model suggested here provides an opportunity to evaluate the fit between the culture of the school board and the culture of the school district. (Author/IRT)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC