The Social Construction of School Failure: Leadership's Limitations

Creator

Merylann J. Schuttloffel

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Publisher

Arizona State University, University of South Florida

Publication Date

August 2000

Abstract

A case study highlights barriers encountered by an urban school principal in implementing reforms within the context of the Kentucky Educational Reform Act. By comparing the competing expectations of Miller's (1995) five capitals and Ianneconne and Lutz's (1970) dissatisfaction theory, the case study dramatizes that Site-Based Decision-Making councils exemplify a policy decision that ignores the practical realities of distressed schools. The lack of congruence between policies and the school reality makes implementation of school reform predictably unsuccessful.

Keywords

Educational change

Extent

18

Geographic Location

Kentucky

Volume

8

Issue

45

Language

English

Media Type

Journals (Periodicals)

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

E11-00189

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Recommended Citation

Schuttloffel, Merylann J., "The Social Construction of School Failure: Leadership's Limitations" (2000). Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA). 59.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_EPAA/59