Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1984
Abstract
This paper examines the governing structures of state and local school systems as reported for 1880. Three distinctive models of governance are identified for the Northeast, the South, and the Midwest in the method of appointment or election of school officers at the state and local levels. An explanation for these patterns is presented that centers on the structural relationship between local, corporate communities and the methods of choosing education officials at the state and local levels of government. The northeastern town, the southern county, and the midwestern township are seen as historical antecedents to the specific regional pattern of school governance.
Publication Title
American Journal of Education
Volume
92
Issue
2
First Page
178
Last Page
206
Required Publisher's Statement
Published by: The University of Chicago Press
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1085189
Recommended Citation
Richardson, John G., "Settlement-Patterns and the Governing Structures of 19th-Century School Systems" (1984). Sociology. 8.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/sociology_facpubs/8
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
School management and organization--United States--History--19th century; Colonists--United States--History--19th century
Subjects - Names (LCNAF)
United States. Ordinance of 1787
Geographic Coverage
United States
Genre/Form
articles
Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
