Shaping Education Policy

Name: Shaping Education Policy
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ISBN: 9780415875059

ISBN-10: 0415875056

ISBN-13: 9780415875059

Edition: 2011

Authors: Douglas E. Mitchell, Robert L. Crowson, Dorothy Shipps

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Shaping Education Policy is a comprehensive overview of education politics and policy during the most turbulent and rapidly changing period in American history. Respected scholars review the history of education policy to explain the political powers and processes that shape education today. Chapters cover major themes that have influenced education, including the civil rights movement, federal involvement, the accountability movement, family choice, and development of nationalization and globalization. Sponsored by the Politics of Education Association, this edited collection examines the tumultuous shifts in education policy over the last six decades and projects the likely future of…

Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 2/1/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 328
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Foreword



Preface


Acknowledgments



Historical and Theoretical Context



The Surprising History of Education Policy 1950 to 2010




An Enduring Issue: The Relationship between Political Democracy and Educational Effectiveness




Fundamental Issues: Structure, Governance, and Market Forces



The Influence of Practice on Policy




Education Politics and Policy in an Era of Evidence




The Market for Schooling




The Foundations of Educational Equity



Civil Rights for Individuals and Groups




Education Politics and Equity Policy since 1950: From Rights to Accountability




Globalization: Its Power and Limitations



Curriculum Politics and Educational Productivity




Path Dependence in German and American Public Education: The Persistence of Institutional Difference in a Globalizing World




Major Efforts to Improve School Performance



Governance in Urban School Systems: Redrawing Institutional Boundaries




Education as Civic Good: Children's Services Perspectives




Looking to the Future of Public Schooling



The Politics of Educational Reform: Idea Champions and Policy Windows




What Have We Learned about Shaping Education Policy?



Contributor Biographies


Index