| Acknowledgements | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-23页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第13-15页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Research | 第15-17页 |
| 1.3 Literature Review | 第17-20页 |
| 1.4 Research Statement | 第20-21页 |
| 1.5 Research Methodology | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Two School Governance Models in Detroit Public Schools (DPS) | 第23-33页 |
| 2.1 State Takeover from 1999 to 2005 | 第23-26页 |
| 2.1.1 State Power over Education | 第23-25页 |
| 2.1.2 Accountability and Impact of the Takeover | 第25-26页 |
| 2.2 Elected School Board from 2006-2009 | 第26-29页 |
| 2.2.1 Elected School Board Achievements in the Past | 第26-27页 |
| 2.2.2 Removal of Elected Board and its Restoration | 第27-29页 |
| 2.3 State Control under Emergency Managers 2009-2017 | 第29-31页 |
| 2.3.1 Appointment of Emergency (Financial) Managers | 第29-30页 |
| 2.3.2 Creation of Education Achievement Authority (EAA) | 第30-31页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Three Financial Crisis in DPS | 第33-42页 |
| 3.1 Overall Budget Deficit Problem in DPS | 第33-35页 |
| 3.1.1 History of Financial Deficit | 第33-34页 |
| 3.1.2 Failed Attempts to Address Consecutive Deficits | 第34-35页 |
| 3.2 Closing and Consolidation of Schools as the Optimal Solution | 第35-38页 |
| 3.2.1 Background and Reasons for School Closure | 第35-36页 |
| 3.2.2 Consequences of School Closure | 第36-38页 |
| 3.3 Unequal Allocation of School Resources | 第38-40页 |
| 3.3.1 Funding Mechanism and School Budgeting | 第38-39页 |
| 3.3.2 Comparison between Rich and Poor School Districts | 第39-40页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter Four Urban Restructuring and Educational Reforms | 第42-51页 |
| 4.1 Responding to Demographic Changes with Downsizing | 第42-45页 |
| 4.1.1 Racial Makeup of the City Demographics | 第42-44页 |
| 4.1.2 Closing Public Services and Infrastructures | 第44-45页 |
| 4.2 Correlation between Urban Restructuring and Education | 第45-49页 |
| 4.2.1 Urban Poverty and Its Relation to Poor Academic Performance | 第45-48页 |
| 4.2.2 Education Landscape and Urban Spatial Restructuring | 第48-49页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| References | 第54-59页 |
| Appendix | 第59-80页 |
