Hess, Frederick M.

Spinning wheels : the politics of urban school reform / Frederick M. Hess. - Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c1952. - xii, 228 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-224) and index.

The politics of urban school reform -- Organizational and personal incentives for reform -- The supporting players in urban school reform -- The dizzying pace of urban school reform -- Political explanation of policy selection -- Community context and urban school reform -- The effectiveness of urban school reform -- The spinning wheels of reform : getting unstuck.

0815736363 (cloth : alk. paper) 0815736355 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Education, Urban--Administration--United States--Case studies.
Education, Urban--Political aspects--United States--Case studies.
Educational change--United States--Case studies.

LC 5131 / .H44 1952