The impact of politics in local education : navigating white water / Jane C. Owen ; with the assistance of Tom Burris.

The micropolitics of education: theory and praxis
The theoretical construct: political indicators of school-community interactions
The case study: Winfield High School: the beginning
The principal's reflection
Resources and results
What goes in and what comes out: resources, priorities, and conflict at Winfield High School
The principal's reflection
The perils of a closed decision-making system
Storm clouds gather over Winfield High School
The principal's reflection
The four facets of politics
Turbulent fields: Winfield High School loses stability
The principal's reflection
Conflict as a strategic maneuver
The kraken is released
The principal's reflection
Dissatisfaction theory concluded
The principal's final reflection: lessons learned
Epilogue
Maggie Alexander today.