Strong State Weak Schools

by Fuller, Bruce

• ISBN13: 9781846639104
• ISBN10: 1846639107
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-10-30
• Publisher: Emerald Group Pub Ltd

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Overview: Liberal Learning in Centralizing States	p. 1
Accountability and Teaching Practices: School-Level Actions and Teacher Responses	p. 31
District Leaders Eroding School Coherence? The Interpretation of Accountability Mandates	p. 67
Tightening the Ship or Slowly Sinking? Reshaping Teachers' Work Conditions	p. 103
Raising Achievement or Closing Gaps? Identifying Effective Accountability Tools	p. 133
High Stakes Diplomas: Organizational Responses to California's High School Exit Exam	p. 157
District Capacity and Accountability: Professional Development as Reform Tool	p. 189
Exit Exams and Organizational Change in a Vocational High School	p. 209
About the Authors	p. 235
Subject Index	p. 239
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