Full Description
This yearbook defines and discusses the new spirit of localism in education.* Papers explore and describe the new spirit of localism in education* Advocates a refocus on relationships between schools and local communities in the context of educational objectives* Published on behalf of the National Society for the Study of Education
Contents
1. The new localism in the uk: local governance amid national goals (Valerie A. Storey and Maggie Farrar ). 2. Urban district central offi ce transformation for teaching and learning improvement: beyond a zero-sum game (Meredith I. Honig, Juli Swinnerton Lorton and Michael A. Copland). 3. Public housing reform and neighborhood schools: how localcontexts must matter (Claire Smrekar). 4. The community college and undocumented immigrant students across state contexts: localism and public policy (Stella M. Flores and Leticia Oseguera). 5. Bottom-up efforts to improve new york city's schooling: the new localism as neighborhood-based education organizing (Norm Fruchter). 6. The politics of localism in an era of centralization, privatization, and choice (Jeffrey R. Henig).
