| Description |
1 online resource (xxx, 360 pages). |
| Series |
Debating issues in American education ; v. 7 |
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Debating issues in American education ; v. 7.
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| Note |
Print version record. |
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"A SAGE Reference Publication." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Should school governance be shifted from local school boards to the additional and direct control of elected political leaders? -- Do teachers' and other employees' unions reduce the ability of principals and superintendents to run and reform schools? -- Has the increased role of the federal government in the governance of schools through various initiatives, such as No Child Left Behind, improved public education? -- Should the role of the judicial branch of government be reduced in the governance of public education? -- Should school leaders have the primary responsibility for lowering the achievement gap for minority students? -- Are school administrators being prepared to adequately address gender issues? -- Are school boards necessary in today's public schools? -- Do charter schools improve governance within the public education system? -- Will giving school administrators more control over the structure and policies that govern high schools lead to improvements in the education offered to students? -- Have allowing and encouraging private corporations to participate in public education positively affected school governance? -- Has the increased emphasis on parent involvement hindered the ability of administrators to lead public schools and districts? |
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Will an increased focus on the market economy and global competition in K-12 public education prepare students to succeed economically? -- Will declining faith in public education lead to the appointment of more school leaders who lack a professional educational background? -- Should the K-12 school organizational structure for public education in the United States be dramatically altered? |
| Summary |
Provides views on multiple sides of curriculum and instruction issues in America's schools and offers more in-depth resources for further exploration. Explores such varied issues as decentralization, federal roles in standards and assessment, parent involvement, and top-down vs. bottom-up decision making. |
| Note |
GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
School management and organization -- United States.
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Education and state -- United States.
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Educational leadership -- United States.
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School boards -- United States.
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EDUCATION -- Finance.
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Education and state. (OCoLC)fst00902835
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Educational leadership. (OCoLC)fst00903527
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School boards. (OCoLC)fst01107008
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School management and organization. (OCoLC)fst01107575
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Hunter, Richard C. (Professor of educational administration), editor.
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Brown, Frank, 1935- editor.
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Donahoo, Saran, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: School governance. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©2012 9781412987653 (DLC) 2011027017 (OCoLC)733232902 |
| ISBN |
9781452266589 (electronic bk.) |
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1452266581 (electronic bk.) |
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9781452218342 (electronic bk.) |
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145221834X (electronic bk.) |
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