Managing the Politics of Decline: School Closures in Seattle. Public Policy Paper No. 16.

Autor/inn/en	Narver, B. J.; und weitere
Institution	Washington Univ., Seattle. Inst. for Public Policy and Management.
Titel	Managing the Politics of Decline: School Closures in Seattle. Public Policy Paper No. 16.
Quelle	(1982), (45 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Board of Education Policy; Case Studies; Community Involvement; Declining Enrollment; Educational Facilities Planning; Elementary Secondary Education; Government School Relationship; Policy Formation; Public Education; Retrenchment; School Closing; School Community Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Politische Betätigung; Öffentliche Erziehung; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen)
Abstract	Faced with an enrollment decline of over 50 percent since 1962, the board of the public school system in Seattle (Washington) decided in 1981 to close 18 of the district's 112 schools. This report details the decade-long process that led to this decision, treating in particular the changing relationships among the school district, the city, and concerned citizens. Drawing on interviews with local city and school officials and community representatives, and on examinations of the records of the period, the researchers found that the process of school district policy-making on facility utilization had been fraught with many difficulties and had undergone many changes. The roles of the school board and citizen groups in obtaining, developing, and utilizing relevant information changed considerably over the years. Despite an outcome that failed to satisfy all participants fully, the policy development process did lead to some positive results and suggested to the researchers ways in which the many problems raised by massive retrenchment can be overcome. (Author/MLF)
Anmerkungen	Publications, Institute for Public Policy and Management, Graduate School of Public Affairs, University of Washington, 3935 University Way, Seattle, WA 98105 ($4.00).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC