Building Civic Capacity

by Clarence N. Stone, Jeffrey R. Henig, Carol Pierannunzi, et al.

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The authors of this volume argue that urban education is in urgent need of reform and that, although there have been plenty of innovative and even promising attempts to improve conditions, most have been doomed. The reason for this, they agree, lies in the failure of our major cities to develop their "civic capacity"--the ability to build and maintain a broad social and political coalition across all sectors of the urban community in pursuit of a...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0700611185

ISBN13:9780700611188

Release Date:September 2001

Publisher:University Press of Kansas

Length:208 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

City Planning & Urban Development Education Education & Reference Education Theory Instruction Methods Pedagogy Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Reform & Policy Rural Schools & Teaching Social Sciences Urban Urban Planning & Development

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