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Author Asen, Robert, 1968- author.

Title Democracy, deliberation, and education / Robert Asen
Published University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2015]
©2015

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 233 pages)
Series Rhetoric and Democratic Deliberation ; volume 13
Rhetoric and democratic deliberation.
Contents Introduction: discovering local deliberation and policymaking -- Networked publics, networked policies -- Ideology, counterpublicity, and the Gay-Straight Alliance -- Scarcity, district finances, and difficult decisions -- Expertise, integration, and the problem of judgment -- Trust, relationships, and deliberation -- Conclusion: reconnecting democracy and education
Summary "Explores the ways that school board members engage each other to make decisions for their local communities in the United States. Illustrates the perils and promise of local policymaking as people seek to chart a future course for their communities, addressing issues of ideology, scarcity, expertise, and trust"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-228) and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (EbscoHost, viewed June 22, 2020)
Subject School boards -- Wisconsin
Deliberative democracy -- Wisconsin
Democracy and education -- Wisconsin
Education and state -- Wisconsin
EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
EDUCATION -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric.
Deliberative democracy
Democracy and education
Education and state
School boards
Wisconsin
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780271073163
0271073160