Subtle Webs : How Local Organizations Shape US Education
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
019778609X
ISBN-13
9780197786093
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint
Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 30th, 2025
Print length
240 Pages
Weight
308 grams
Dimensions
23.30 x 16.10 x 1.80 cms
Product Classification:
Institutions & learned societies: generalSocial theoryInclusive education / mainstreaming
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Subtle Webs reveals how organizations outside schools have created an invisible infrastructure not only to affect local school districts but also to shape US education. This behind-the-scenes look at how organizations have worked with high schools to address the student dropout problem argues that changes in a decentralized system happen less through top-down policy mandates or bottom-up movements, and more through “outside-in” initiatives of networked organizations spread across various local systems. By detailing change across multiple levels and across multiple locations, this book uncovers new ways to think about educational transformation, policy reform, and organizational change.
In Subtle Webs, Jose Eos Trinidad reveals how organizations outside schools have created an invisible infrastructure not only to affect local school districts but also to shape US education. He illustrates this by providing a behind-the-scenes look at how local organizations in Chicago, Philadelphia, and New York City have transformed data and worked with high schools to address the problem of students dropping out. The book argues that changes in a decentralized system happen less through top-down policy mandates or bottom-up social movements, and more through “outside-in” initiatives of networked organizations spread across various local systems. By detailing change across multiple levels and across multiple locations, Trinidad uncovers new ways to think about educational transformation, policy reform, and organizational change.
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