The Politics of Knowledge: The Carnegie Corporation, Philanthropy, and Public Policy

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University of Chicago Press, 1992 - 347 Seiten
The Carnegie Corporation, among this country's oldest and most important foundations, has underwritten projects ranging from the writings of David Riesman to Sesame Street. Lagemann's lively history focuses on how foundations quietly but effectively use power and private money to influence public policies.

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INTRODUCTION The Politics of Knowledge
3
CHAPTER ONE Liberal Commitments
12
Scientific Philanthropy
29
II
95
III
147
Laying the Groundwork for ESEA
205
A Carnegie Commission on Educational Television
222
An Experiment with Televison for Children
230
The Report of Another Carnegie Council
238
CONCLUSION American Dilemmas
253
Notes
267
Bibliographic Essay
323
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Ellen Condliffe Lagemann is the president of the Spencer Foundation and a professor of history and education at New York University.

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