Education Reform Comes to Ohio: An Application of Mazzoni's Arena Models

Many have noted the difficulty of policy innovation, yet sometimes innovations do occur. Mazzoni (1991) hypothesized that when the policy process shifts from the legislative subsystem to the macro arena, innovation becomes possible. Applying his theory to the passage of open enrollment in Minnesota,...

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Published in:Educational evaluation and policy analysis 1994-09, Vol.16 (3), p.335-350
Main Author: Fowler, Frances C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Education reform
Enrollments
Innovations
Leadership
Policy making
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Summary:Many have noted the difficulty of policy innovation, yet sometimes innovations do occur. Mazzoni (1991) hypothesized that when the policy process shifts from the legislative subsystem to the macro arena, innovation becomes possible. Applying his theory to the passage of open enrollment in Minnesota, he found that the policy process shifted to the leadership and commission arenas and revised his model. This study applied his models to Ohio's 1989 passage of a law that included an open enrollment policy. In Ohio, the macro arena was relatively inactive, but a shift from the subsystem to the leadership arena occurred, partially validating Mazzoni's revised model.
ISSN:0162-3737
1935-1062
DOI:10.3102/01623737016003335