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Autore |
Brouillette Liane <1947-> |
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Titolo |
Charter schools [[electronic resource] ] : lessons in school reform / / Liane Brouillette |
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Mahwah, N.J., : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-65319-4 |
1-138-87467-1 |
1-282-32443-8 |
9786612324437 |
1-4106-0504-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (283 p.) |
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Collana |
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Topics in educational leadership |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Charter schools - United States |
Educational change - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Book Cover""; ""Title""; ""copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1 Charter Schools: Redefining a Social Contract?""; ""Chapter 2 The “Prehistory� of Charter Schools""; ""Chapter 3 Pioneering Change: The Experiences of Three Colorado Charter Schools""; ""Chapter 4 Politics Versus the Best of Intentions: A Case Study of a School-University Collaboration""; ""Chapter 5 Beating the Odds in the Inner City: Wesley Elementary Becomes a Charter School"" |
""Chapter 6 Understanding the Complexities of Success in the Making of a New Setting: Case Study of the University of Houston Charter School of Technology""""Chapter 7 Behind the Rhetoric: The Agony, the Ecstasy of Being First""; ""Chapter 8 Building a Theoretical Framework: Commonalities and Contrasts""; ""Chapter 9 Beyond Economics and Politics: Charter Schools as Mediating Institutions""; ""Author Index""; ""Subject Index"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book takes the reader inside the charter school movement, answering such questions as: *What is a charter school? *How are charter schools different from other public schools? *What does it take to create a charter school? *What motivates the people who initiate |
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