The Mechanism of State Charter School Policy Adoption: The Case of American States

Lee, John

doi:10.1080/01900692.2013.809589

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“…The reason for each Charter school gives emphasis on different areas and shows diversity in terms of organizational structures and management types. As Lee (2014) stated, how competitive market structure imposes an obligation to organizations about servicing better to customers and considering their demands, such an educational concept based on accountability and performance can be considered as a system that prioritize desires and needs of students and their families. Charter Schools are accountable for authorized government agencies, teachers, families and benefactors (Hill & Lake, 2004, s.3).…”

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The notion of Charter Schools and Its Feasibility in Turkey

Solak¹,

Özaskin²

2015

PER

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of Charter School system in Turkey, which was opened firstly in State of Minnesota of United States and was expanded to approximately 40 states in America today and also, in practice in some countries such as Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Sweden and Norway. Charter Schools are educational institutes that can be opened by signing a contract between a country's institution responsible for education and a person or a group who wants to be responsible for the management of this school. This system was based on performance and accountability and pursued more competitive and innovative goals. Moreover, Charter Schools put emphasis on democracy and equality in education by being free, addressing to all students living in the region where school was located and considering individual differences and diversity on behalf of students. Eight volunteering faculty members were chosen by criterion sampling who were working in the field of Educational Sciences of universities in Turkey. Interviews were conducted with participants who were informed about the structure and operation of this system in advance. The results of the study suggested that Charter Schools were advantageous in terms of individualism, diversity and flexible curriculum though flexible curriculum, monitoring and audition process could lead to some problems when it was practiced in Turkey.

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The notion of Charter Schools and Its Feasibility in Turkey

Solak¹,

Özaskin²

2015

PER

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“…This study utilizes seven explanatory variables relevant to interest groups, Colorado county characteristics, and control variables. No one doubts that interest groups are primary policy actors who affect mechanisms of the policy process (Chari, Hogan, & Murphy, 2010;Lee, 2014). Several scholars (Loomis & Cigler, 2006;Ramirez, 2009) demonstrate that a critical role of interest groups is usually shown in the growth management policy process as well.…”

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“…Several classic studies demonstrate that growth management policy is influenced by several jurisdiction characteristics such as the unemployment rate of jurisdictions, a rapid population growth rate of jurisdictions, and the residents' educational level in jurisdictions. It is fundamental for researchers to test the impetus of jurisdiction characteristics in examining mechanisms of the policy process (Bushouse, 2011;Lee, 2014;Ostrom, 2007). Mazmanian and Sabatier (1980) also propose that jurisdictions' socio-economic and demographic factors are a good set of explanatory factors that help examine mechanisms of local institutional choice and use.…”

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Interest Groups, County Characteristics, and Local Growth Management Policy Instruments

Lee¹

2015

Korean J. Policy Stud.

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The primary intent of this study is to investigate what factors drive local governments to implement growth management policy instruments. To answer this research question, this study chose Colorado counties, where local governments voluntarily adopt and implement growth management policy instruments. That means that a wide variation in growth management policy instrument implementation appears among Colorado???s local governments. That is to say, some counties more actively implement growth management policy instruments while the rest of counties do not. Utilizing a statistical tool, this article tests seven hypotheses based on the interest group model and county characteristics to empirically explicate this uneven implementation phenomenon of growth management policy instruments across Colorado. The analyzed results prove that counties with many anti-growth management policy interest groups are less likely to implement growth management policy instruments. In addition, the analyzed results demonstrate both that counties earning more income from tourism and counties with highly educated residents are more likely to implement growth management policy instruments, while counties supporting the Democratic Party are less likely to implement growth management policy instruments.

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Policy Entrepreneurs and Reinventing Government (REGO) Movement: Empirical Evidence from Local School Choice Movement Tools

Lee¹,

Choi²

2015

koreanpublicmanagementreview

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The Mechanism of State Charter School Policy Adoption: The Case of American States

Cited by 4 publications

References 49 publications

The notion of Charter Schools and Its Feasibility in Turkey

The notion of Charter Schools and Its Feasibility in Turkey

Interest Groups, County Characteristics, and Local Growth Management Policy Instruments

Policy Entrepreneurs and Reinventing Government (REGO) Movement: Empirical Evidence from Local School Choice Movement Tools

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