Educational Interest Group Leaders and State Legislators: Perceptions of the Educational Policy-Making Process

Abstract

The educational policy-making process at the state level was examined in New York. One central interest was the extent of perceptual congruence between educational interest group leaders and state legislators concern ing influence strategies in the policy-making process. Results of the study indicate that there are important perceptual differences and that educa tional interest group leaders may have to consider modifications in in fluencing strategies. Mr. Milstein and Mr. Jennings are Associate and Assistant Professor, respectively, in the Department of Educational Ad ministration, State University of New York at Buffalo.