Community organizing and educational change: A reconnaissance

Journal of Educational Change

Volumn 10, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 229-237

  Shirley, Dennis ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Change; Community; Power; Reform; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349157020     PISSN: 13892843     EISSN: 15731812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10833-009-9112-3     Document Type: Article

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