Research Catalog

Title

City schools and city politics : institutions and leadership in Pittsburgh, Boston, and St. Louis / John Portz, Lana Stein, and Robin R. Jones.

Author

Portz, John, 1953-

Publication

Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, ©1999.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Stein, Lana, 1946-
• Jones, Robin R., 1946-

Description

viii, 199 pages; 25 cm.

Series Statement

Studies in government and public policy

Uniform Title

Studies in government and public policy

Subject

• Education, Urban > Political aspects > United States > Case studies
• Urban policy > United States > Case studies
• Educational change > United States > Case studies
• Educational leadership > United States > Case studies
• Education, Urban > Political aspects
• Educational change
• Educational leadership
• Urban policy
• Schulpolitik
• Politique et éducation > États-Unis
• Enseignement > États-Unis
• Politique urbaine > Etats-Unis > Cas, Etudes de
• Enseignement en milieu urbain > Etats-Unis > Cas, Etudes de
• United States
• Boston, Mass
• Pittsburgh, Pa
• Saint Louis, Mo

Genre/Form

• Case studies
• Case studies.
• Études de cas.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p.171-191) and index.

Contents

Cities, Schools, and Civic Capacity -- Building Civic Capacity: Institutions and Leadership -- The Setting: Pittsburgh, Boston, and St. Louis -- Pittsburgh's Public Schools: A Fragile Balance of Leadership and Institution Building -- Boston's Public Schools: Emerging Institutions and Leadership -- St. Louis's Public Schools: Weak Sectors and Low Cohesion -- Civic Capacity and Urban Education: Lessons from Three Cities -- Research Design and Interview Schedule -- Programmatic Effort in Support of Educational Innovation.

ISBN

• 0700609792
• 9780700609796
• 0700609806
• 9780700609802

LCCN

99031311

OCLC

• ocm41380520
• 41380520
• SCSB-8919601

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library