Policy Studies for Educational Leaders: An Introduction (4th Edition) (Allyn & Bacon Educational Leadership)

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 013267811X
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0132678117
• Author: Frances Fowler (Author)

In this Fourth Edition of renowned authority Frances Fowler’s Policy Studies for Educational Leaders, future educational leaders and actual K-12 administrators get a solid, comprehensive grounding in education policy and the policy process and the important political theories upon which it is based. Included is essential background information about the cultural, economic, demographic, and institutional roots of educational policy and an incisive look at the history of educational policy.

Table contents:

1. The Background of Education Policy. Policy : what it is and where it comes from
2. Power and education policy
3. The economy and demographics
4. The political system and political culture
5. Values and ideology
6. Policy Actors and the Policy Process. The major education policy actors
7. Setting the stage and getting on it : issue definition and agenda setting
8. Getting the words and the money : policy formulation and policy adoption
9. Looking at policies : policy instruments and cost effectiveness
10. Policy implementation : getting people to carry out a policy
11. Policy evaluation : determining if the policy works
12. Education policy in the United States : retrospective and prospective