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Tables of Contents for Decentralization and School Improvement
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1. School Governance in the United States: Historical Puzzles and Anomalies(David Tyack)
2. School Decentralization: Who Gains? Who Loses?(Richard F. Elmore)
3. Control Versus Legitimation: The Politics of Ambivalence(Hans N. Weiler)
4. Deinstitutionalization and School Decentralization: Making the Same Mistake Twice(Dan A. Lewis)
5. Fiscal Decentralization and Accountability in Education: Experiences in Four Countries(Donald R. Winkler)
6. Decentralization in Two School Districts: Challenging the Standard Paradigm(Jane Hannaway)
7. School Improvement: Is Privatization the Answer?(Martin Carnoy)
8. Employee Involvement in Industrial Decision Making: Lessons for Public Schools(Clair Brown)
9. Epilogue: Reframing the Debate(Martin Carnoy, Jane Hannaway)