We examine how district administrators’ conceptions of equity relate to the implementation of finance reform. We use sensemaking theory and four views of equity—libertarian, liberal, democratic liberal, and transformative—to guide a case study of two districts, finding evidence of two conceptions of equity: (1) greater resources for students with greater needs and (2) equal distribution of resources for all students. One district demonstrated an organization-wide belief in the first conception, whereas the other conveyed individual-level understandings of both conceptions. These beliefs were mirrored in resource allocation decisions and informed by districts’ student demographics, organizational identities, and perceptions of adequacy.

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加州教育财政改革实施中的公平概念化

我们研究了地区管理者的公平概念与财政改革的实施之间的关系。我们使用意义建构理论和四种公平观——自由主义、自由主义、民主自由主义和变革性——来指导两个地区的案例研究，找到两种公平概念的证据：(1) 为有更大需求的学生提供更多资源和 (2 ) 为所有学生平等分配资源。一个区展示了对第一个概念的组织范围内的信念，而另一个则传达了对这两个概念的个人层面的理解。这些信念反映在资源分配决策中，并通过学区的学生人口统计、组织身份和对充分性的看法来了解。