Sacred Norms and Their Effect on Decision-Making: A Case Study of Riverside Elementary School District 96 During the Time Span, 1981-1991

This research study was designed to determine the plausibility of sacred norms of operation of a Board of Education. Specifically, the study focused on the influence of sacred norms on the decision making process. A sacred norm was defined as an activity or behavior which was not subject to change. Sacred norms were hypothesized in the areas of district finance, neighborhood school concept, curriculum, personnel, collective bargaining and board member selection.

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

2014

Author dc:creator

• Varga, Robert W.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Merchant, Betty

• Education, Administration

Identifier

(UMI)AAI9503340

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/71969