Democracy (In)Action: A Critical Policy Analysis of New York City Public School Closings by Teachers, Students, Administrators, and Community Members

Autor/in	Kretchmar, Kerry
Titel	Democracy (In)Action: A Critical Policy Analysis of New York City Public School Closings by Teachers, Students, Administrators, and Community Members
Quelle	In: Education and Urban Society, 46 (2014) 1, S.3-29 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1245
DOI	10.1177/0013124511424108
Schlagwörter	Urban Schools; Public Schools; School Closing; Educational Policy; Policy Analysis; Criticism; Democracy; Educational Administration; Neoliberalism; Educational Change; Decision Making; Hearings; Content Analysis; Citizen Participation; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; School closings; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politikfeldanalyse; Kritik; Demokratie; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; Bildungsreform; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Inhaltsanalyse; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung
Abstract	In this article, I serve as a secretary for the critical policy analysis presented by hundreds of teachers, parents, students, and community members during 19 public hearings on school closures in New York City. In testimony at hearings, community members rejected the narrow, statistical approach they felt the Department of Education was using to develop policy. They examined the stated motives for school closures, the terms on which school closures were justified, the interests negotiated in policies, and the consequences of these decisions. Finally, this article challenges academics and policymakers to engage more authentically with community knowledge. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10