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Democracy, Deliberation, and Education

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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.


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Introduction: Discovering Local Deliberation and Policymaking

1 Networked Publics, Networked Policies

2 Ideology, Counterpublicity, and the Gay-Straight Alliance

3 Scarcity, District Finances, and Difficult Decisions

4 Expertise, Integration, and the Problem of Judgment

5 Trust, Relationships, and Deliberation Conclusion: Reconnecting Democracy and Education

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“A must-read for anyone interested in the rhetoric of public policy, the rhetoric of education, or the successful comingling of rhetorical and qualitative research methodologies.”

—Mark Hlavacik, Rhetoric & Public Affairs

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