Evidence, politics, and education policy / Lorraine M. McDonnell, M. Stephen Weatherford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McDonnell, Lorraine, 1947- author.

Weatherford, M. Stephen, author.

Contributor:

Brigode Family Endowment.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States.

Education and state--United States.

Education and state.

Education--Research--United States.

Education.

Education--Research.

Education--Political aspects--United States.

Education--Political aspects.

Educational accountability--United States.

Educational accountability.

Policy sciences.

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Physical Description:

303 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard Education Press, [2020]

Summary:

"In Evidence, Politics, and Education Policy, political scientists Lorraine M. McDonnell and M. Stephen Weatherford provide an original analysis of evidence use in education policymaking to help scholars and advocates shape policy more effectively"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Evidence Use from a Political Perspective

2. The "What"

Types of Evidence Used in the Policy Process

3. The "Who"

Producers, Entrepreneurs, and Intermediaries

4. The "How"

Evidence Use Across Stages of the Policy Process

5. Adopting and Implementing the Common Core at the State Level: Four Comparative Cases

6. Evidence Use in the Children's Health Insurance Program: A Cross-Sector Case Study

7. Creating Political Incentives for the Use of Evidence.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Brigode Family Endowment.

ISBN:

9781682535165

1682535169

9781682535172

1682535177

OCLC:

1151182541

Publisher Number:

99985646842