Friends, Foes, and Noncombatants: Notes on Public Education's Pressure Groups.

Kaplan, George R.

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ERIC Number: EJ617832

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2000

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Friends, Foes, and Noncombatants: Notes on Public Education's Pressure Groups.

Kaplan, George R.

Phi Delta Kappan, v82 n3 pK1-12 Nov 2000

Appraises five major (nonchampioning) forces pressuring public education: the expanding role of business interests; uneven performance of education's own pressure groups; changing role of cultural conservatism; influence of new-breed information providers; and effects of shifting labels and definitions of political loyalty on needy schools. (MLH)

Descriptors: Advocacy, Change Strategies, Conservatism, Educational Improvement, Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education, Lobbying, Marketing, Politics of Education, Poverty, Privatization, Public Education, Public Opinion, School Business Relationship, Unions, Urban Schools

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: District of Columbia

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