How to reform a reform coalition: Outreach, agenda expansion, and brokerage in Urban school reform

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 717-743

  Ansell, Chris ^a   Reckhow, Sarah ^b   Kelly, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy coalition; Civic capacity; Reform; Social network; Urban education

Indexed keywords

ADVOCACY; EDUCATION REFORM; POLICY MAKING; REFORM PROCESS; SOCIAL NETWORK; STAKEHOLDER; URBAN AREA; URBAN SOCIETY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; OAKLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449129807     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: 15410072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2009.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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