Public education under new management: A typology of educational privatization applied to New York city's restructuring

Peabody Journal of Education

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 432-452

  Scott, Janelle ^a   Dimartino, Catherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 75249102005     PISSN: 0161956X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01619560902973647     Document Type: Article

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