THE POLITICAL LIVES OF NEW-YORK SCHOOL-PSYCHOLOGISTS - A CASE-STUDY OF STREET-LEVEL BUREAUCRATS PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL-BASED AIDS EDUCATION

One common view of bureaucrats is that they carry out their tasks base d on their own personal values and beliefs. A sample of New York state school psychologists is studied to see if their involvement in AIDS p rogramming in the schools is driven by their sociopolitical attitudes. Data analysis is carried out, suggesting that school psychologists' b eliefs are not as important as other factors in shaping involvement in actual AIDS programming. Results are discussed in light of expectatio ns from theory regarding 'street level bureaucrats', those who actuall y deliver services.