The Micropolitics of Implementing a School-Based Bonus Policy: The Case of New York City's Compensation Committees

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 164-184

  Marsh, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

micropolitics; performance pay; policy implementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860124004     PISSN: 01623737     EISSN: 19351062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0162373711428354     Document Type: Article

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