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Peer reviewedBierlein, Louann; Bateman, Mark – International Journal of Educational Reform, 1996
Examines the conceptual underpinnings of charter schools, their appeal to reformers, and the resistance to their implementation. The charter-school movement seems promising but will probably founder, due to inadequate financial support, special interest groups' lobbying efforts, and lack of an entrepreneurial spirit among educators. (11…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Free Enterprise System
Download full textBierlein, Louann; Sheane, Kim – 1993
This document describes outcomes of the Arizona School Restructuring Pilot Project, implemented in Arizona in 1990. The project provided 11 elementary and 4 high schools, selected in a competitive grant process, with the opportunity to pilot their restructuring plans over a 4-year period (1990/91-1993/94). Data were obtained from a survey of key…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Participative Decision Making, Program Evaluation
