The Hub and the Spokes: Foundations, Intermediary Organizations, Incentivist Reforms, and the Politics of Research Evidence

Educational Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 233-257

  Scott, Janelle ^a   Jabbar, Huriya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

foundations; incentives; intermediary organizations; politics; school choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898845110     PISSN: 08959048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0895904813515327     Document Type: Article

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