The impact of state policies and actions on local implementation efforts: A study of whole school reform in New Jersey

Educational Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 338-363

  Walker, Elaine M ^a  

^a SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Models of implementation; State policies; Top down reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442473347     PISSN: 08959048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0895904803262146     Document Type: Article

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