Contents: and contributors: W.D. Hawley, "Horses before Carts: Developing Adaptive Schools and the Limits of Innovation"; M.O. Boss, H. Ziegler, H. Tucker, and L.A. Wilson II, "Professionalism, Community Structure, and Decision-making School Superintendents and Interest Groups"; D.E. Shalala and M.F. Williams, "Political Perspectives on Recent Efforts to Reform School Finance"; T.R. Wolanin, "Congress, Information, and Policy-making for Postsecondary Education"; T. van Geel, "John Rawls and Educational Policy." Originally published in 1976 by D.C. Heath and Company. Co-published with the Policy Studies Organization.