DECLINING SCHOOL ENROLMENTS: THE SEARCH FOR A RELEVANT PROCESS OF POLICY FORMATION

Abstract

This paper considers the problems of developing a policy formation process to cope with the issues created by declining school enrolments, principally those relating to conflict and ambiguity. The paper is based on an analysis of a particular case study of an US school district from which tentative conclusions are derived regarding the political dynamics of policy generation; stages in policy formation; and leadership styles appropriate to contraction.

Citation

DAVIES, J.L. (1982), "DECLINING SCHOOL ENROLMENTS: THE SEARCH FOR A RELEVANT PROCESS OF POLICY FORMATION", Journal of Educational Administration, Vol. 20 No. 2, pp. 184-199. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb009861