Ten thousand democracies : politics and public opinion in America's school districts / / Michael B. Berkman, Eric Plutzer

• Autore: Berkman Michael B. <1960->
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (227 p.)
• Disciplina: 379.73
• Soggetto topico: School districts - United States; Education - Political aspects - United States; Education - United States - Public opinion; Public opinion - United States
• Altri autori: PlutzerEric
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-197) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Policy responsiveness in American school districts -- Financing public education -- Public opinion and Americans' commitment to educational spending -- Direct democracy, indirect democracy, and policy responsiveness -- Voting rights, electoral systems, and policy responsiveness -- Teacher's unions in state and local politics -- The gray peril reconsidered -- The democratic control of American school boards.
• Sommario/riassunto: The essence of democracy is popular sovereignty. The people rule. In the United States, citizens exercise this right through elected officials who they believe will best represent their own values and interests. But are those interests and values always being followed? Authors Michael B. Berkman and Eric Plutzer provide the first systematic examination of the extent to which the governments closest to the American publicùits 10,000-plus local school boardsùrespond to the wishes of the majority. Ten Thousand Democracies begins with a look at educational reforms from the Progressive era in the l
• Titolo autorizzato: Ten thousand democracies
• ISBN: 1-58901-420-0; 1-4356-3191-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820787703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: American governance and public policy.