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Peer reviewedMirel, Jeffrey – History of Education Quarterly, 1984
Retrenchment controversies as they influenced school policy and as they related to changes in educational politics in Detroit (Michigan) from 1929 to 1935 are examined. Investigated are questions such as, How was massive retrenchment undertaken?, What political alignments arose over the retrenchment issue?, and What were the long term…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Political Influences
