The Elusive Ideal

The Elusive ideal

Author	Adam R. Nelson
Subject	Education politics, American urban history, law and society, urban politics
Published	May 2005 (University of Chicago Press)
Pages	352
ISBN	9780226571904

The Elusive Ideal: Equal Educational Opportunity and the Federal Role in Boston's Public Schools, 1950–1985 is a social history book written by Adam R. Nelson on the relationship between the Boston public schools and local, state, and federal public policy in the mid-20th century. The University of Chicago Press published the title in May 2005.

References

• Cohen, Sol (2006). "Review: The Elusive Ideal". The Journal of American History. 93 (1): 283–284. doi:10.2307/4486199. ISSN 0021-8723. JSTOR 4486199. (Subscription required.)

• Coleman, Major (2006). "Review: The Elusive Ideal". The Journal of Politics. 68 (1): 221–222. doi:10.2307/3449623. ISSN 0022-3816. JSTOR 3449623. (Subscription required.)

• Glenn, Charles (2004). "Review: The Elusive Ideal". The Journal of Education. 185 (2): 75–79. doi:10.2307/42742582. ISSN 0022-0574. JSTOR 42742582. (Subscription required.)

• Reber, Sarah J. (2005). "Review: The Elusive Ideal". The Journal of Economic History. 65 (4): 1172–1173. doi:10.2307/3874931. ISSN 0022-0507. JSTOR 3874931. (Subscription required.)

• Rutenberg, Amy (2007). "Review: The Elusive Ideal". The Journal of African American History. 92 (1): 143–145. doi:10.2307/20064171. ISSN 1548-1867. JSTOR 20064171. (Subscription required.)

• Samuels, Albert L. (2007). "Review: The Elusive Ideal". The American Historical Review. 112 (3): 892–893. doi:10.2307/40006767. ISSN 0002-8762. JSTOR 40006767. (Subscription required.)

• Schuster, Tracy (2006). "Review: The Elusive Ideal". History of Education Quarterly. 46 (4): 652. doi:10.2307/20462122. ISSN 0018-2680. JSTOR 20462122. (Subscription required.)

• Stapel, Christopher (2006). "Review: The Elusive Ideal". Teachers College Record. 108 (5): 881–885. ISSN 0161-4681. (Subscription required.)

External links

• Official website