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The Transformation of Great American School Districts: How Big Cities Are Reshaping Public Education
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Paperback. "The Transformation of Great American School Districts" argues that urban school reform stems from institutional change and citywide efforts. The book follows five cities and maps where they fit into the Progressive Era model of education. Editor(s): Boyd, William Lowe; Kerchner, Charles Taylor; Blyth, Professor of Political Science Mark (Brown University, John Hopkins University Brown University The Johns Hopkins University Brown University Brown University The Johns Hopkins University Brown University The Johns Hopkins University Brown University Johns Hopkins University, USA). Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JNF; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 313.
In The Transformation of Great American School Districts, William Lowe Boyd, Charles Taylor Kerchner, and Mark Blyth argue that urban education reform can best be understood as a long process of institutional change, rather than as a series of failed projects. They examine the core assumptions that underlay the Progressive Era model of public education—apolitical governance, local control, professional hierarchy, and the logic of confidence—and show that recent developments in school governance have challenged virtually all of these assumptions. Drawing on case studies of five urban districts—Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington, D.C., New York, and Los Angeles—they trace the ... Read more
In The Transformation of Great American School Districts, William Lowe Boyd, Charles Taylor Kerchner, and Mark Blyth argue that urban education reform can best be understood as a long process of institutional change, rather than as a series of failed projects. They examine the core assumptions that underlay the Progressive Era model of public education—apolitical governance, local control, professional hierarchy, and the logic of confidence—and show that recent developments in school governance have challenged virtually all of these assumptions. Drawing on case studies of five urban districts—Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington, D.C., New York, and Los Angeles—they trace the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard Education Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United States
ISBN
9781891792922
SKU
V9781891792922
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