Spain, Angeline K., Just Talk? Discourses and Deinstitutionalization in School District Policy Making, American Journal of Education, 124(November, 2017), 1-7.
Reports comparative case studies in two California school districts on the decision making processes used in determining policies aimed at cutting extra-curricular activities; discourse analysis of deliberation by school board members and others was employed to locate cause and effect relationships among meanings held by these various actors; this study illustrates how organizational routines structure and influence the interpretation of meanings
