Transforming the Frog into a Prince: Effective Schools Research, Policy, and Practice at the District Level.

Cuban, Larry

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Publication Date: 1984

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Transforming the Frog into a Prince: Effective Schools Research, Policy, and Practice at the District Level.

Cuban, Larry

Harvard Educational Review, v54 n2 p129-51 May 1984

Focuses on the critical role of the superintendent and of district level policies in creating preconditions for local school improvement. Describes the dilemma of school leaders who must make important policy decisions in the face of time pressures and political demands. (JOW)

Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Research, Policy Formation, Political Influences, School Districts, School Effectiveness, Superintendents

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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