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ERIC Number: EJ514333
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1911
Minority Parents as School Governors in Chicago and Britain: Empowerment or Not?
Blackledge, Adrian
Educational Review, v47 n3 p309-17 Nov 1995
The 1988 Chicago Reform Act has empowered minority parents to create change in their children's schools. Britain's Education Reform Act of 1988 had the same intent, but school governing bodies are still dominated by professionals, politicians, and business representatives. (SK)
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Foreign Countries, Governing Boards, Minority Groups, Parent Participation, Parents, School Based Management
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Great Britain; Illinois (Chicago)