Some Implications of Political Systems Theory for Alternative Demand Processing Mechanisms for Public School Systems

Abstract

The traditional structure of American public school systems is inadequate to process the powerful diverse demands typical of modern urban societies. This paper utilizes Easton's political systems framework to analyze existing structural inadequacies and to support a number of alternative mechanisms for coping more effectively with politically energetic and ideologically divergent educational demands. The author is currently Associate Director of The University Council for Educational Administration.

Social Equity, Intellectual History, Black Movement Leaders, and Marcus Garvey

“…Public administration's pre-1950s intellectual history in the United States is largely centered upon White men: Woodrow Wilson, Leonard White, Frederick Taylor, Luther Gulick, Dwight Waldo, Paul Appleby, and Herbert Simon, among others. While there are calls to reconsider social equity's disciplinary history (e.g., Blessett 2015; Blessett et al, 2016; Blessett et al, 2019; Blessett & Gaynor, 2021; Emas et al, 2022; Gaynor and Schachter 2014, Gooden 2015a; Guy & McCandless, 2012; Moloney & Lewis, 2023; Roberts 2020; Trochmann & Guy 2022; Wright et al, 2022), more can be done.…”