The Creation and Development of an Interest Group: Life at the Intersection of Big Business and Education Reform

Since business leaders have become increasingly involved in setting education reform agendas, understanding their motives would be helpful. Using five interest-group theories and longitudinal data, this article examines the formation, agenda setting, and maintenance of an organization of business le...

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Published inEducational administration quarterly Vol. 33; no. 4; p. 440
Main Authors Sipple, John W, Miskel, Cecil G, Matheney, Timothy M, Kearney, C. Philip
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.10.1997
Subjects
Chief Executive Officers
Educational Change
Elementary Secondary Education
Industry
Interest Groups
Organizational Theories
Public Policy
School Business Relationship
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Summary:Since business leaders have become increasingly involved in setting education reform agendas, understanding their motives would be helpful. Using five interest-group theories and longitudinal data, this article examines the formation, agenda setting, and maintenance of an organization of business leaders. Moderate support was found for each theory. Both policy and functional interests influenced the interest group's formation and activities. (24 references) (MLH)
ISSN:0013-161X
DOI:10.1177/0013161X97033004003