Research Catalog

Ten thousand democracies : politics and public opinion in America's school districts

Title
Ten thousand democracies : politics and public opinion in America's school districts / Michael B. Berkman, Eric Plutzer.
Author
Berkman, Michael B., 1960-
Publication
Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, [2005], ©2005.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

2 Items

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
TextRequest in advance LB2817.3 .B47 2005Off-site
TextUse in library Off-site

Holdings

Details

Additional Authors
Plutzer, Eric.
Description
xix, 206 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
Series Statement
American governance and public policy series
Uniform Title
American governance and public policy.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-197) and index.
Contents
Ch. 1. Policy responsiveness in American school districts -- Ch. 2. Financing public education -- Ch. 3. Public opinion and Americans' commitment to educational spending -- Ch. 4. Direct democracy, indirect democracy, and policy responsiveness -- Ch. 5. Voting rights, electoral systems, and policy responsiveness -- Ch. 6. Teacher's unions in state and local politics -- Ch. 7. The gray peril reconsidered -- Ch. 8. The democratic control of American school boards.
ISBN
1589010760 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2005009497
  • 9781589010765
OCLC
  • ocm58920036
  • SCSB-5223443
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries