Educational Change and the Political Process 2nd Edition by Dana L. Mitra, ISBN-13: 978-1032079653
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- Publisher: Routledge; 2nd edition (June 15, 2022)
- Language: English
- 260 pages
- ISBN-10: 1032079657
- ISBN-13: 978-1032079653
Educational Change and the Political Process brings together key ideas on both the system of educational policy and the policy process in the United States. It provides students with a broad, methodical understanding of educational policy. No other textbook offers as comprehensive a view of the US educational policy procedure and political systems. Section I discusses the actors and systems that create and implement policy on both the federal and the local level; Section II walks students through the policy process from idea to implementation to evaluation; and Section III delves into three major forces driving the creation of educational policies in the current era―accountability, equity, and market-driven reforms. Each chapter provides case studies, discussion questions, and classroom activities to scaffold learning, as well as a bibliography for further reading to deepen exploration of these topics. This new edition will explore recent Trump-era and post-Trump era US politics and policy changes as well as the politics of race.
Table of Contents:
List of illustrations vii
Introduction to the Second Edition ix
The Structure of the Book x
Putting It All Together xiv
SECTION 1
Ideals of the U.S. Educational System 1
1 Understanding U.S. Ideals 3
2 Equity 20
3 Market-Driven Schooling 43
SECTION 2
The Structure of the U.S. Educational System 65
4 Federal Education Policy 67
5 Education and the Courts 92
6 State Systems of Education 103
7 Local School Districts and School Boards 121
8 Influential Policy Actors 137
SECTION 3
The Policy Process 159
9 Problem Structuring, Agenda Setting, and Framing 161
10 Power as a Political Process 181
11 Policy Formation 194
12 Policy Implementation 207
13 Sustainability and Scale 232
Index 250
Dana L. Mitra is Professor of Education (Educational Theory and Policy) at Penn State University.
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