A Comparison of Local Empowerment in Education: Porto Alegre, Brazil and Chicago, USA

Autor/in	Edwards, D. Brent, Jr.
Titel	A Comparison of Local Empowerment in Education: Porto Alegre, Brazil and Chicago, USA
Quelle	In: Research in Comparative and International Education, 5 (2010) 2, S.176-184 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1745-4999
DOI	10.2304/rcie.2010.5.2.176
Schlagwörter	Educational Change; Foreign Countries; Comparative Analysis; Decision Making; Government School Relationship; Elementary Secondary Education; Brazil; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsreform; Ausland; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Brasilien; USA
Abstract	Democratization of decision-making processes and increased local involvement are mentioned regularly as desirable ways to proceed in education policy reform. Nevertheless, the limited publications examining reforms for more democratic organization of school districts have tended to focus on isolated examples and very specific aspects of that reform; and while, more recently, scholars have argued for the democratization of education generally in response to global trends, what is missing from the debate is a comparison of specific reforms in education designed to allow for system-wide democratization and authentic participation. This article reviews the existing literature investigating democratic school system reform in Porto Alegre, Brazil and Chicago, USA--both chosen because they were uniquely able to achieve system-wide reform for more democratic involvement. The article discusses the reforms in terms of their context, specific policy mechanisms, successes, and limitations. (Contains 3 notes and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10