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Handbook of education politics and policy / edited by Bruce S. Cooper, James G. Cibulka, Lance D. Fusarelli.
LIBRA LC89 .H24 2008
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education and state--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Education and state.
- Education--Political aspects--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Education.
- Education--Political aspects.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 450 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2008.
- Summary:
- Written by a mix of established and rising stars in school politics, policy, law, finance, and reform, this comprehensive handbook provides a 3-part framework that helps organize this relatively new and loosely structured field of study. Part I examines the macro-level (structural and institutional) backdrop to our educational system: democracy, federalism, political parties, and elections. Part II examines the micro-level political behaviors and cultural influences operating within schools and among interest groups, and Part III looks at the major ideological and philosophical positions that frame discussions of educational equity and excellence. A central theme running through the book is how to harness politics to school equity and improvement.
- Contents:
- Preface: The Need for a Politics of Education Handbook / James G. Cibulka, Lance D. Fusarelli, Bruce S. Cooper vii
- 1 Introduction: Researching Toward a New Politics of Education / James G. Cibulka, Lance D. Fusarelli, Bruce S. Cooper 1
- I Federal, State, and Local Politics of Education
- 2 Federalism, Equity, and Accountability in Education / Kenneth K. Wong 19
- 3 Understanding Education Policy Change in the American States: Lessons from Political Science / Michael K. McLendon, Lora Cohen-Vogel 30
- 4 Political Cultures in Education at the State and Local Level: Views from Three States / Karen S. Febey, Karen Seashore Louis 52
- 5 Understanding School Board Politics: Balancing Public Voice and Professional Power / Patricia A. L. Ehrensal, Patricia F. First 73
- 6 Urban Regime Theory and the Reform of Public Schools: Governance, Power, and Leadership / Dorothy Shipps 89
- 7 Judicial Impact on Education Politics and Policies / Martha McCarthy 109
- 8 Hitting a Moving Target: How Politics Determines the Changing Roles of Superintendents and School Boards / Thomas L. Alsbury 126
- 9 Beyond Pluralistic Patterns of Power: Research on the Micropolitics of Schools / Betty Malen, Melissa Vincent Cochran 148
- 10 The Evolving Political Role of Urban Mayors in Education / Fritz Edelstein 179
- II Interest Groups and Institutional Effects on Educational Politics
- 11 Politics of Interest: Interest Groups and Advocacy Coalitions in American Education / V. Darleen Opfer, Tamara V. Young, Lance D. Fusarelli 195
- 12 Institutional Agility: Using the New Institutionalism to Guide School Reform / Jo Bennett, Janice Hansel 217
- 13 Religious Faith and Policy in Public Education: A Political and Historical Analysis of the Christian Right in American Schooling / Nathan R. Myers, James G. Cibulka 232
- 14 The Ideological and Political Landscape of School Choice Interest Groups in the Post-Zelman Era / Janelle T. Scott, Christopher A. Lubienski, Elizabeth H. DeBray-Pelot 246
- 15 The Collective Politics of Teacher Unionism / Bruce S. Cooper, John Sureau 263
- III The Politics of Equity and Excellence
- 16 Feminism and Education Politics: No Longer for Women Only / Catherine Marshall, Lois Andre-Bechely 283
- 17 Politics, Empirical Evidence, and Policy Design: The Case of School Finance and the Costs of Educational Adequacy / Bruce D. Baker, Preston C. Green 311
- 18 The Shifting Notion of "Publicness" in Public Education / Gary J. Miron 338
- 19 The Politics of Coordinated Services for Children: Interinstitutional Relations and Social Justice / Bonnie C. Fusarelli 350
- 20 Excellence versus Equity: Political Forces in the Education of Gifted Students / Frances R. Spielhagen, Elissa F. Brown 374
- 21 The Politics of (De)Segregation / Paul Green 388
- 22 Towards a New Political Leadership Praxis in the Rescaled Space of Urban Educational Governance / Hanne B. Mawhinney 411.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780805861112
- 0805861114
- 9780805861129
- 0805861122
- 9781410614681
- 1410614689
- OCLC:
- 183392504
- Online:
- Publisher description
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