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Title	The role of interest groups in educational decision making : a case study
Author	LeMoine, Beverley Anne
Description	Thesis (M.Ed.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland. Education
Date	1984
Pagination	viii, 113 leaves : ill.
Subject	Pressure groups; School management and organization--Decision making
Degree	M.Ed.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Faculty of Education
Discipline	Education
Language	Eng
Notes	Bibliography: leaves 103-107.
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine the role of interest groups in educational decision making. The case study approach was used by the researcher and focused a specific school board's decision to close a neighborhood school. -- Data were collected by means of a semi-structured interview. Questions used during the interview were adapted from an instrument used by Presthus in studying elites in the policy-making process. In this case study the population comprised three groups-legislative group, senior officials, and the group impacted upon by the closure decision. -- The research found that the interest groups had little influence on the school board's decision to close the school. It did determine that 87.5% of respondents recognized the involvement of interest groups as a necessary and useful one in the decisional process. -- As a result of these findings, it is recommended that administrators facilitate interest group participation in decision making. It is also recommended that specific policy, regulations and procedures be developed to deal with school closure. -- To complement the literature on interest groups further research is recommended on informal versus formal groups, their communication patterns and channels of access. As well, a study of leadership in educational interest groups should provide valuable information.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	75313227
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(20.06 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Lemoine_BeverleyAnne.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	88397.cpd