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

• Autore: Shober Arnold F. <1976->
• Pubblicazione: Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (311 p.)
• Disciplina: 379.1/520973
• Soggetto topico: Education - Standards - United States - States; Educational accountability - United States - States; School improvement programs - United States - States; State departments of education - United States - States
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Splintered accountability
• ISBN: 1-4384-3077-9; 1-4416-4883-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813673603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: SUNY series in public policy.