Title
Spain, Angeline K., "Just Talk? Discourses and Deinstitutionalization in School District Policy Making," American Journal of Education, 124(November, 2017), 1-7.
Annotation
Reports comparative case studies in two California school districts on the decision making processes used in determining policies aimed at cutting extra-curricular activities; discourse analysis of deliberation by school board members and others was employed to locate cause and effect relationships among meanings held by these various actors; this study illustrates how organizational routines structure and influence the interpretation of meanings.
Broad Topical Focus
Curriculum Decision-Making Processes
Source Discipline
Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study
Content Analysis
Type of Study
Case Study
Narrow Topic
Curriculum Deliberation
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