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Author Asen, Robert, 1968- author.

Title Democracy, deliberation, and education / Robert Asen.

Publication Info. University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2015]
©2015

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 233 pages).
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Series Rhetoric and democratic deliberation
Rhetoric and democratic deliberation.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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Subject School boards -- Wisconsin.
School boards.
Wisconsin.
Deliberative democracy -- Wisconsin.
Deliberative democracy.
Democracy and education -- Wisconsin.
Democracy and education.
Education and state -- Wisconsin.
Education and state.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Asen, Robert, 1968- Democracy, deliberation, and education. University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2015] 9780271067094 (DLC) 2015003614 (OCoLC)905489906
ISBN 9780271073163 (electronic book)
0271073160 (electronic book)
9780271067094 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
0271067098 (paperback ; alkaline paper)