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Organizational Environments and the Emergence of Charter Schools in the US

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How does Renzulli (2005) explain the emergence of charter schools and how does this explanation relate to the material presented in this week’s required readings?

The emergence of charter schools in the US in the 20th century is associated with many factors, among which there are need, perceived need, political support, and populational ecology. Renzulli (2005) argues that, in many cases, the dominant explanation of charter schools merely answering demand with supply being overly simplistic and inaccurate. One of his major findings is that the states in which charter schools saw the most development were those which had preferential political climate and laws that supported the creation of such schools (Renzulli, 2005). The explanations relate to the concepts of organizational behavior and community ecology. Freeman and Audia (2006) state that organizational landscape affects the number of foundings and initiations – the higher the latter, the lower the former, due to competition. These conclusions are supported by Champoux (2017), who indicates that once the emergence of charter schools became a trend, they have obtained cognitive legitimacy and became normalized in the society. Thus, the development of such facilities happened because of a combination of these factors.

What are the implications of her findings? Why are her findings relevant today?

The implications of Renzulli’s (2005) findings relate to starting new organizations in an established industry. In order for the venture to be successful, several conditions need to be met. The service or organization either needs to be needed or perceived as needed. The political climate has to be favorable towards the creation of new organizations, while the competition has to be weakened for the first sprouts to take root. Finally, the population has to lend cognitive legitimacy to the concept within a relatively short period of time (Renzulli, 2005). Otherwise, there is a danger of either failing to grow or become extremely niche.

References

Champoux, J. E. (2017). Organizational behavior: Integrating individuals, groups, and organizations (5th ed.). New York, NY: Routledge.

Freeman, J. H., & Audia, P. G. (2006). Community ecology and the sociology of organizations. Annual Review of Sociology, 32, 145-169.

Renzulli, L. (2005). Organizational environments and the emergence of charter schools in the United States. Sociology of Education, 78(1), 1-26.

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