TY - JOUR TI - Investigating the mechanisms of reform in large social systems: Case study of the general education system T2 - Educational Studies Moscow IS - Educational Studies Moscow KW - general education system KW - educational reforms KW - schools KW - development zones AB - The article analyzes the varying efficiency of the same strategies and methods of development of general education systems. A review of Western practices and research conducted by the Education Development Institute of the HSE show that development mechanisms are particularly efficient in schools situated in specific reform zones. The authors call them development zones. AU - Kirill Zinkovsky UR - https://archive_vo.hse.ru/en/2008--3/26546774.html PY - 2008 SP - 145-154 VL -