Charter schools : lessons in school reform / Liane Brouillette.

Author/creator Brouillette, Liane, 1947-
Format Book
Publication InfoMahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2002.
Descriptionxiii, 270 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesTopics in educational leadership
Topics in educational leadership. ^A404824
Contents Charter schools : redefining a social contract? -- The "prehistory" of charter schools -- Pioneering change : the experiences of three Colorado charter schools -- Politics versus the best of intentions : a case study of a school-university collaboration -- Beating the odds in the inner city : Wesley Elementary becomes a charter school -- Understanding the complexities of success in the making of a new setting : case study of the University of Houston Charter School of Technology -- Behind the rhetoric : the agony, the ecstasy of being first -- Building a theoretical framework : commonalities and contrasts -- Beyond economics and politics : charter schools as mediating institutions.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 2001051292
ISBN0805837248 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks LB2806.36 .C54 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold