Building civic capacity : the politics of reforming urban schools /
Clarence N. Stone ... [et al.].
- Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c2001.
- x, 197 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Studies in government and public policy .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-189) and index.
The scope of the problem -- The challenge of change in complex policy subsystems -- The urban context: a first look at the case cities -- Civic mobilization in eleven cities -- Conducting policy in an ill-structured problem space -- Civic mobilization and policy effort -- Implications and recommendations.
Education, Urban--Political aspects--United States--Case studies. School improvement programs--United States--Case studies. Community and school--United States--Case studies.