Policy Studies for Educational Leaders: An Introduction - Couverture rigide

Fowler, Frances C.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 013099393X ISBN 13 : 9780130993939

Editeur : Pearson, 2003

Synopsis

For courses in Educational Policy and Educational Leadership.

The second edition of this comprehensive text once again encourages future educational leaders to be proactive rather than reactive, and equips them with an understanding of educational policy and the important political theories upon which it is based. Coverage not only addresses theory, analysis, development, and implementation of educational policy, but also explores the reasons for change in educational policy, ways to track its evolution, and techniques for influencing its ultimate destination. Finally, it wraps up with a look at the history of educational policy that helps put everything that has come before into an understandable context.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

Written by a leading name in the area of educational policy, the third edition of this comprehensive text once again encourages future educational leaders to be proactive rather than reactive, and equips them with an understanding of educational policy and the important political theories upon which it is based.

 

Coverage not only addresses theory, analysis, development, and implementation of educational policy, but also explores the reasons for change in educational policy, ways to track its evolution, and techniques for influencing its ultimate destination. Finally, it wraps up with a look at the history of educational policy that helps put everything that has come before into an understandable context.

 

• NEW! Economic information (Chapter 3): Updated material incorporate the economic changes resulting from both the expected down turn of the business cycle and the impact of the war in Iraq.
• NEW! Up-to-date News Stories for Analysis and Case Studies: All new stories and case studies have been revised and relate to the major concepts of the chapter and address current issues such as charter schools, bilingual education, high-stakes testing, and the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act. 
• NEW! Policy Implementation (Chapter 10): Expanded and updated to present new research on implementers as learners as well as new research on the challenges of scaling programs up from one or a few sites to many. 
• NEW! Education Policy in the United States (Chapter 12): Significant revision includes a lengthy discussion of the No Child Left Behind Act as well as suggestions about how education leaders can exercise their influence to shape the law.  

 

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Présentation de l'éditeur

For courses in Educational Policy and Educational Leadership.

The second edition of this comprehensive text once again encourages future educational leaders to be proactive rather than reactive, and equips them with an understanding of educational policy and the important political theories upon which it is based. Coverage not only addresses theory, analysis, development, and implementation of educational policy, but also explores the reasons for change in educational policy, ways to track its evolution, and techniques for influencing its ultimate destination. Finally, it wraps up with a look at the history of educational policy that helps put everything that has come before into an understandable context.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 013099393X
• ISBN 13: 9780130993939
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 416
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible