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Peer reviewedSteffy, Betty E. – Journal of School Leadership, 1994
Uses Blau and Scott concept of "cui bono" to describe who has benefited from 1990 Kentucky Education Reform Act. In eyes of legislators, everyone would benefit, and the economically depressed state would prosper. As implementation of KERA progresses, it is becoming increasingly clear that mandated changes may be structural and may…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Problems
Download full textPorter, Maureen K. – 1995
The systemic reform exemplified by the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 (KERA) requires the coupling of top-down state mandates with bottom-up advocacy and leadership. This research on an Eastern Kentucky school district details the dynamics at the district's main high school, as people struggle to build both a community of learners within…
Descriptors: Alienation, Community Control, Community Involvement, Educational Change
