Description
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface
PART ONE: THE BACKGROUND OF EDUCATION POLICY
Chapter 1: Policy–What It Is and Where It Comes From
Chapter 2: Power and Education Policy
Chapter 3: The Economy and Demographics
Chapter 4: The Political System and Political Culture
Chapter 5: Values and Ideology
PART TWO: POLICY ACTORS AND THE POLICY PROCESS
Chapter 6: The Major Education Policy Actors
Chapter 7: Setting the Stage and Getting on It: Issue Definition and Agenda Setting
Chapter 8: Getting the Words and the Money: Policy Formulation and Policy Adoption
Chapter 9: Looking at Policies: Policy Instruments and Cost Effectiveness
Chapter 10: Policy Implementation: Getting People to Carry Out a Policy
Chapter 11: Policy Evaluation: Determining If the Policy Works
Chapter 12: Education Policy in the United States: Retrospective and Prospective
Glossary
Appendix
Useful Web Sites for Following Education Policy
How to Locate Government Web Sites for Specific States
References
Name Index
Subject Index
