Public consultations can be
problematic for LEAs. In this case,
the LEA tried to consult interest groups
about secondary reorganisation, under
pressure of falling rolls. But the study asks
whether the consultative process provided
the opportunity for opponents to gather
and resist the LEA. The author is in the
School of Education at the University of
Hull.
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