Ideology, interests, and information: A case study analysis of the reasons why local level school district stakeholders resist reorganization/consolidation

Despite state level legislative and financial incentives for school district reorganization and although many school districts are experiencing decreases in both student enrollment and fiscal solvency, most local level stakeholders in Illinois school districts continue to resist reorganization as an alternative to solving their supposed problems. There are still nearly 1,000 school districts in the state of Illinois. This study investigated the interplay of reasons why consolidation is resisted locally in one Illinois school district and demonstrated the complexities and power of local level stakeholders' knowledge, values, beliefs and attitudes.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Rink, Francis James

Contributors dc:contributor

• Ward, James G.

• Education, Finance
• Education, Sociology of
• Education, Administration

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1990 Rink, Francis James

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9026303
(UMI)AAI9026303

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/19428