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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813673603321

Autore

Shober Arnold F. <1976->

Titolo

Splintered accountability [[electronic resource] ] : state governance and education reform / / Arnold F. Shober

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2010

ISBN

1-4384-3077-9

1-4416-4883-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (311 p.)

Collana

SUNY series in public policy

Disciplina

379.1/520973

Soggetti

Education - Standards - United States - States

Educational accountability - United States - States

School improvement programs - United States - States

State departments of education - United States - States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Splintered Accountability -- Contents -- Tables -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Part 1 -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Autonomy and Scope in Government Agencies -- 3. Expectations for Scope-Seeking Agencies -- Part 2 -- 4. Historical Roots of State Involvement -- 5. Bringing Them to the Table: Managing Interests -- 6. Leading by Example: State Superintendents' Infl uence -- 7. Making New Friends: Institutional Turnover -- Part 3 -- 8. The View from the Dome: Legislative Salience -- 9. Budgeting for Success -- 10. Conclusions and Implications -- Appendix A. Historical Appendix -- Appendix B. Statistical Appendix -- Appendix C. A Note on the Sources -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.

Sommario/riassunto

Detailed study of how real education reform works.