Policy Studies for Educational Leaders: An Introduction

Written by a leading name in the field of educational policy, the third edition of Policy Studies for Educational Leaders 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 policy is based. Coverage not only addresses theory, analysis, development, and implementation of educational policy, but also explores the reasons for change in educational policy, the ways to track its evolution, and the techniques for influencing its ultimate destination.

 

The third edition of this comprehensive text has been updated to include the most recent educational policy current events and research. Chapter 12 now includes a lengthy discussion of the No Child Left Behind Act while Chapter 3 now includes new economic information that takes into account the expected downturn of the business cycle and the impact of the war in Iraq. The book also contains new research on implementers as learners as well as research on the challenges of scaling programs up from one or from a few sites to many.

 

Other mainstay features of this text include end-of-chapter learning and review exercises; two appendices of URLs that aid students in locating policy information online; a new emphasis on policy on the state level; and a glossary that helps students understand the nomenclature of the of the educational policy field.

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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Practicing the Art of Leadership: A Problem-Based Approach to Implementing the ISLLC Standards, 3rd Edition

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Human Resources Administration, 5th Edition

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