Policy Studies for Educational Leaders: An Introduction
Autor Frances C. Fowleren Limba Engleză Hardback – mar 2012
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780132678117
ISBN-10: 013267811X
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 155 x 231 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Pearson
ISBN-10: 013267811X
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 155 x 231 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Pearson
Notă biografică
Frances Fowler worked as a classroom teacher in Tennessee for 15 years. During that time she was active in both her union and her school district and was also involved in state and local politics. Eventually, she became so interested in politics and policy that she completed her Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she majored in educational administration with a concentration in educational politics and policy. In 1990 she accepted a tenure-track position at Miami University, where she taught educational politics and policy for 19 years, ending her higher education career as a Full Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in her department. Frances retired in 2009 and she remains politically active at the local level and is active on the Education Committee of the Cincinnati Area League of Women Voters. In addition to this book, she is also a co-author of Educational Governance and Administration
Cuprins
Preface PART ONE: THE BACKGROUND OF EDUCATION POLICY Chapter 1: Policy-What It Is and Where It Comes From Chapter 2: Power and Education Policy Chapter 3: The Economy and Demographics Chapter 4: The Political System and Political Culture Chapter 5: Values and Ideology PART TWO: POLICY ACTORS AND THE POLICY PROCESS Chapter 6: The Major Education Policy Actors Chapter 7: Setting the Stage and Getting on It: Issue Definition and Agenda Setting Chapter 8: Getting the Words and the Money: Policy Formulation and Policy Adoption Chapter 9: Looking at Policies: Policy Instruments and Cost Effectiveness Chapter 10: Policy Implementation: Getting People to Carry Out a Policy Chapter 11: Policy Evaluation: Determining If the Policy Works Chapter 12: Education Policy in the United States: Retrospective and Prospective Glossary Appendix Useful Web Sites for Following Education Policy How to Locate Government Web Sites for Specific States References Name Index Subject Index
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From a leader in the field, this new edition provides future educational leaders with a firm understanding of educational policy and the important political theories upon which it is based. In these pages, Frances Fowler gives readers essential background information about the cultural, economic, demographic, and institutional roots of educational policy. She identifies and describes the major political actors and gives educators in-depth descriptions of each stage of the policy process complete with numerous examples of how policy developments. This book ensures that aspiring educational leaders understand the basic political theories that underpin educational policy development and provides examples of how to apply this knowledge in everyday practice. "New to this edition . . . " . New News Stories for Analysis sections bring the concepts to life . New information on the economy, including the Great Recession and demographic information based on the 2010 census . A chart linking individual book sections with new ISLCC standards . New sections on distributive leadership and power and the Tea Party Movement plus an updated discussion of the factions within the Democratic party . Numerous new Internet assignments at the end of chapters, plus two appendices of useful URLs . New figures and tables illustrating the concepts . A glossary of important terms at the end of the book "