A study of selected community leaders influencing educational decisions in the Fort Wayne community schools

The purpose of the study was to focus attention upon selected community leaders in Fort Wayne, Indiana, who influenced the formulation of educational decisions in the Fort Wayne Community Schools from January 1, 1,964 to December 31, 1972. Three other purposes of the study included: (1) clarificatio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Timler, Stephen P.
Other Authors: Lyon, Don O.
Format: Others
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/handle/181431
http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/418262
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Summary:The purpose of the study was to focus attention upon selected community leaders in Fort Wayne, Indiana, who influenced the formulation of educational decisions in the Fort Wayne Community Schools from January 1, 1,964 to December 31, 1972. Three other purposes of the study included: (1) clarification of influence patterns by interviewing in depth selected community leaders identified by educational leaders in the Fort Wayne Community Schools as influencing educational decisions; (2) to clarify influence patterns by interviewing in depth selected community leaders identified by other community leaders as persons influencing educational decisions in the Fort Wayne Community Schools; and (3) to identify a profile of specific traits of community leaders most influential in the process of formulation of educational decisions in the Fort Wayne Community Schools.