Democracy (In)Action: A Critical Policy Analysis of New York City Public School Closings by Teachers, Students, Administrators, and Community Members

Education and Urban Society

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-29

  Kretchmar, Kerry ^a  

^a CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

educational policy; school reform; urban education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890090173     PISSN: 00131245     EISSN: 15523535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013124511424108     Document Type: Article

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