Responsiveness in Public School Districts
A Comparative Analysis of Boards of Education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6300407 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Harvey J Tucker, L Harmon Zeigler |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 213 |
| Publication date | 1978-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Legislative Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-9805 • E-ISSN: 1939-9162 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2307/439530 |
| OpenAlex | W2325794706 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 4 |
Boards of education of public school districts are legislative bodies. As such, they can be analyzed using the same theoretical assumptions, empirical procedures, and evaluative criteria employed by political scientists to study other legislative bodies. This paper considers the responsiveness of school boards to their constituents. The authors argue that responsiveness is a complex multi-faceted concept, and present prototype empirical indices for eleven school boards. Comparative analysis indicates that school board responsiveness varies within and across indices, and that operational measures of responsiveness are independent within and across theoretical components
Political science · Public education · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 1982 - 2025 (44) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |