The Politics of Urban Education in the United States
Subtitle: The 1991 Yearbook of the Politics of Education Association
Contributors: Kenneth K. Wong (Editor)
Publisher: Falmer Press
Published: May 1992
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9780750700894
Subjects: Central government policies; Reference works; Schools; USA; Urban communities; Education And The State; Education In Urban Areas; Education
First sentence: Researchers in the field of urban education politics have much in agreement - they refute the notion of bureaucratic insulation in school policy making, connect the school to its broader political and economic community, and address the effects of school governance on race relations, governmental legitimacy and political representation.