03353nam 22006494a 450 991096284630332120251116143940.01-135-65319-41-138-87467-11-282-32443-897866123244371-4106-0504-3(CKB)111056486355322(EBL)234122(OCoLC)171557840(SSID)ssj0000120227(PQKBManifestationID)11132002(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000120227(PQKBWorkID)10081168(PQKB)10041511(MiAaPQ)EBC234122(Au-PeEL)EBL234122(CaPaEBR)ebr10084497(OCoLC)936901774(EXLCZ)9911105648635532220010926d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCharter schools lessons in school reform /Liane Brouillette1st ed.Mahwah, N.J. L. Erlbaum Associates20021 online resource (283 p.)Topics in educational leadershipDescription based upon print version of record.0-8058-3724-8 0-585-41818-7 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.""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""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 such schools? *What lessons can be learned from the experiences of those who have founded charter schools? *What does the growth of the charter school movement mean for society at large? Using detailed case studies of seven schools in three states, this book explores the challenges faced by the founders of these schools anTopics in educational leadership.Charter schoolsUnited StatesEducational changeUnited StatesCharter schoolsEducational change371.01Brouillette Liane1947-1871591MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910962846303321Charter schools4498727UNINA