Political Cultures in Education at the State and Local Level: Views From Three States

Handbook of Education Politics and Policy

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 52-72

  Febey, Karen S ^a   Louis, Karen Seashore ^b  

^a US General Accounting Office   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 84891531986     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203887875-11     Document Type: Chapter

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