The Study Of Educational Politics: The 1994 Commemorative Yearbook Of The Politics Of Education Association 1969-1994

by Scribner,Jay D.

• ISBN13: 9780750704199
• ISBN10: 0750704195
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781135718497
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1995-04-01
• Publisher: Routledge
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Summary

A survey of major trends in educational policy between 1969 and 1994, synthesising political and policy developments at local, national and state levels in the US as well as internationally. The micropolitics of education are examined as well as policy analysis and cultural and feminist studies.

Table of Contents

Education Policy Perspectives	p. ii
Foreword to the Study of Educational Politics	p. xiii
Introduction And Overview	p. 1
Values and Origins	p. 3
Values: The 'What?' of the Politics of Education	p. 5
Note	p. 17
The Politics of Education: from Political Science to Multidisciplinary Inquiry	p. 21
The Political Arenas of Education	p. 37
The Crucible of Democracy: The Local Arena	p. 39
State Policy-Making and School Reform: Influences and Influential	p. 53
References	p. 69
Politics of Education at the Federal Level	p. 75
References	p. 88
The International Arena: The Global Village	p. 89
References	p. 101
Emerging Research Directions and Strategies	p. 103
Policy Analysis and the Study of the Politics of Education	p. 105
Notes	p. 121
Rational Choice Theory and the Politics of Education: Promise and Limitations	p. 127
The Micropolitics of Education: Mapping the Multiple Dimensions of Power Relations in School Polities	p. 147
Notes	p. 161
Rethinking the Public and Private Spheres: Feminist and Cultural Studies Perspectives on the Politics of Education	p. 169
Note	p. 181
A Quarter-Century in Perspective: Implications for Future Research	p. 183
Making the Politics of Education Even More Interesting	p. 185
Educational Politics and Policy: and the Game Goes on	p. 201
Index	p. 213
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