Policy Studies for Educational Leaders: An Introduction: Pearson New International Edition - Softcover

Fowler, Frances

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1292041609 ISBN 13: 9781292041605

Publisher: Pearson, 2013

Synopsis

For courses in Educational Policy and Educational Leadership;

For potential and current K-12 administrators

From a leader in the field–a comprehensive text covering education policy and the policy process that encourages future educational leaders to be proactive–and gives them a firm understanding of educational policy and the important political theories upon which it is based.

While expressing the belief that it is important for today’s school leaders to know how to track educational policies and to seek to influence them, Frances Fowler, a well respected authority in the field of educational policy, recognizes that most leaders have little or no background in political science or policy studies and even less experience with the state politics of education. For these future and current administrators, Professor Fowler presents essential background information about the cultural, economic, demographic, and institutional roots of educational policy. She identifies and describes the major policy actors, and gives educators in depth descriptions of each stage of the policy process, complete with numerous examples of how policy unfolds in the development of educational policy. A goal of the book is to ensure that educational leaders understand the basic political theories that underpin educational policy development. To that end, the author provides example of how to apply this knowledge in everyday practice.

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From the Back Cover

From a leader in the field, this new edition provides future educational leaders with a firm understanding of educational policy and the important political theories upon which it is based.

 

In these pages, Frances Fowler gives readers essential background information about the cultural, economic, demographic, and institutional roots of educational policy. She identifies and describes the major political actors and gives educators in-depth descriptions of each stage of the policy process complete with numerous examples of how policy developments. This book ensures that aspiring educational leaders understand the basic political theories that underpin educational policy development and provides examples of how to apply this knowledge in everyday practice.

 

New to this edition . . .

 

·         New “News Stories for Analysis” sections  bring the concepts to life

 

·         New information on the economy, including the Great Recession and demographic information based on the 2010 census

 

·         A chart linking individual book sections with new ISLCC standards

 

·         New sections on distributive leadership and power and the Tea Party Movement―plus an updated discussion of the factions within the Democratic party

 

·         Numerous new Internet assignments at the end of chapters, plus two appendices of useful URLs

 

·         New figures and tables illustrating the concepts

 

·         A glossary of important terms at the end of the book

 

About the Author

Frances Fowler worked as a classroom teacher in Tennessee for 15 years. During that time she was active in both her union and her school district and was also involved in state and local politics. Eventually, she became so interested in politics and policy that she completed her Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she majored in educational administration with a concentration in educational politics and policy. In 1990 she accepted a tenure-track position at Miami University, where she taught educational politics and policy for 19 years, ending her higher education career as a Full Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in her department.  Frances retired in 2009 and she remains politically active at the local level and is active on the Education Committee of the Cincinnati Area League of Women Voters. In addition to this book, she is also a co-author of Educational Governance and Administration

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1292041609
• ISBN 13: 9781292041605
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 296