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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779912103321

Autore

Madsen Jean

Titolo

Educational reform at the state level : the politics and problems of implementation / / Jean Madsen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : Falmer Press, , 1994

ISBN

1-135-72122-X

1-135-72123-8

1-280-40610-0

0-203-48564-5

0-203-20863-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Disciplina

379.73

Soggetti

Education and state - United States

State departments of education - United States

Educational change - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-179) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgments; List of Figures; Foreword; Introduction; Background Information on a State's Excellence in Education Act and the Department Politics Surrounding Its Implementation; The State Department of Education's Decision-Making Hierarchy and Its Effects on the Implementation of this State's Educational Legislation; The Department Structure Which Hampered the Implementation of Educational Reform Programs; Problems of Limited Resources to Assist with Implementation; Problems of Interpreting EEA Legislative Intent and Program Goals

Gender and Its Effect on ImplementationThe Role of the District Administrator in Implementing Educational Reform Legislation; Conclusion; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Sets out to describe the personal experiences of a state worker in Missouri as she attempted to implement educational reform programmes in the late 1980's. This was a critical time in America as other states were mandating new regulations to improve the quality of schools.