Author: American Political Science Association
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political scientists
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Biographical Directory of the American Political Science Association
Author: American Political Science Association
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political scientists
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political scientists
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Biographical Directory of the American Political Science Association
Author: American Political Science Association
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political science
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Political science
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
The Great Broadening
Author: Bryan D. Jones
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022662594X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
Beginning in the late 1950s and continuing through the 1970s, the United States experienced a vast expansion in national policy making. During this period, the federal government extended its scope into policy arenas previously left to civil society or state and local governments. With The Great Broadening, Bryan D. Jones, Sean M. Theriault, and Michelle Whyman examine in detail the causes, internal dynamics, and consequences of this extended burst of activity. They argue that the broadening of government responsibilities into new policy areas such as health care, civil rights, and gender issues and the increasing depth of existing government programs explain many of the changes in America politics since the 1970s. Increasing government attention to particular issues was motivated by activist groups. In turn, the beneficiaries of the government policies that resulted became supporters of the government’s activity, leading to the broad acceptance of its role. This broadening and deepening of government, however, produced a reaction as groups critical of its activities organized to resist and roll back its growth.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022662594X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
Beginning in the late 1950s and continuing through the 1970s, the United States experienced a vast expansion in national policy making. During this period, the federal government extended its scope into policy arenas previously left to civil society or state and local governments. With The Great Broadening, Bryan D. Jones, Sean M. Theriault, and Michelle Whyman examine in detail the causes, internal dynamics, and consequences of this extended burst of activity. They argue that the broadening of government responsibilities into new policy areas such as health care, civil rights, and gender issues and the increasing depth of existing government programs explain many of the changes in America politics since the 1970s. Increasing government attention to particular issues was motivated by activist groups. In turn, the beneficiaries of the government policies that resulted became supporters of the government’s activity, leading to the broad acceptance of its role. This broadening and deepening of government, however, produced a reaction as groups critical of its activities organized to resist and roll back its growth.
Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1971
Author: United States. Congress
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Category : Legislators
Languages : en
Pages : 1986
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Publisher:
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Category : Legislators
Languages : en
Pages : 1986
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A Directory of Information Resources in the United States
Author: National Referral Center (U.S.)
Publisher:
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Category : Information services
Languages : en
Pages : 716
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Information services
Languages : en
Pages : 716
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A Directory of Information Resources in the United States
Author:
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Category : Information services
Languages : en
Pages : 720
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Category : Information services
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
The Color of School Reform
Author: Jeffrey R. Henig
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400823293
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Why is it so difficult to design and implement fundamental educational reform in large city schools in spite of broad popular support for change? How does the politics of race complicate the challenge of building and sustaining coalitions for improving urban schools? These questions have provoked a great deal of theorizing, but this is the first book to explore the issues on the basis of extensive, solid evidence. Here a group of political scientists examines education reform in Atlanta, Baltimore, Detroit, and Washington, D.C., where local governmental authority has passed from white to black leaders. The authors show that black administrative control of big-city school systems has not translated into broad improvements in the quality of public education within black-led cities. Race can be crucial, however, in fostering the broad civic involvement perhaps most needed for school reform. In each city examined, reform efforts often arise but collapse, partly because leaders are unable to craft effective political coalitions that would commit community resources to a concrete policy agenda. What undermines the leadership, according to the authors, is the complex role of race in each city. First, public authority does not guarantee access to private resources, usually still controlled by white economic elites. Second, local authorities must interact with external actors, at the state and national levels, who remain predominantly white. Finally, issues of race divide the African American community itself and often place limits on what leaders can and cannot do. Filled with insightful explanations together with recommendations for policy change, this book is an important component of the debate now being waged among researchers, education activists, and the community as a whole.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400823293
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Why is it so difficult to design and implement fundamental educational reform in large city schools in spite of broad popular support for change? How does the politics of race complicate the challenge of building and sustaining coalitions for improving urban schools? These questions have provoked a great deal of theorizing, but this is the first book to explore the issues on the basis of extensive, solid evidence. Here a group of political scientists examines education reform in Atlanta, Baltimore, Detroit, and Washington, D.C., where local governmental authority has passed from white to black leaders. The authors show that black administrative control of big-city school systems has not translated into broad improvements in the quality of public education within black-led cities. Race can be crucial, however, in fostering the broad civic involvement perhaps most needed for school reform. In each city examined, reform efforts often arise but collapse, partly because leaders are unable to craft effective political coalitions that would commit community resources to a concrete policy agenda. What undermines the leadership, according to the authors, is the complex role of race in each city. First, public authority does not guarantee access to private resources, usually still controlled by white economic elites. Second, local authorities must interact with external actors, at the state and national levels, who remain predominantly white. Finally, issues of race divide the African American community itself and often place limits on what leaders can and cannot do. Filled with insightful explanations together with recommendations for policy change, this book is an important component of the debate now being waged among researchers, education activists, and the community as a whole.
The Serials Directory
Author:
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Category : Newspapers
Languages : en
Pages : 1784
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Newspapers
Languages : en
Pages : 1784
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Education Directory
Author:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 852
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 852
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Education Directory
Author: United States. Office of Education
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 148
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