Minority Parents as School Governors in Chicago and Britain: Empowerment or Not?.

Blackledge, Adrian

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ERIC Number: EJ514333

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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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 - Location: Illinois (Chicago); United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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