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Designing Coherent Education Policy: Improving the System

ISBN: 978-0-470-63145-4
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368 pages
April 1993, Jossey-Bass
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Preface.

The Editor.

The Contributors.

1. The Politics of Coherence (Susan H. Fuhrman).

2. Policy and Practice: The Relations Between Governance and Instruction (David K. Cohen, James P. Spillane).

3. The Role of Local School Districts in Instructional Improvement (Richard F. Elmore).

4. Systemic Educational Policy: A Conceptual Framework (William H. Clune).

5. Student Incentives and Academic Standards: IndepAndent Schools as a Coherent System (Arthur G. Powell).

6. New Directions for Early Childhood Care and Education Policy (W. Steven Barnett).

7. How the World of Students and Teachers Challenges Policy Coherence (Milbrey W. McLaughlin, Joan E. Talbert).

8. Systemic Reform and Educational Opportunity (Jennifer A. O'Day, Marshall S. Smith).

9. Conclusion: Can Policy Lead the Way? (Susan H. Fuhrman).

Name Index.

Subject Index.

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