The State of Education Policy Research (Paperback)

Contents: Part I:Introduction to Education Policy Research. S.H. Fuhrman, D.K. Cohen,F.Mosher, Preface and Acknowledgments. R. Floden, Philosophical Issues in Education Policy Research. Part II: The Making and Effects of Education Policy. L.M. McDonnell, The Politics of Education: Influencing Policy and Beyond. S.H. Fuhrman, M.E. Goertz,E.H. Weinbaum, Educational Governance in the U.S.: Where Are We? How Did We Get Here? Why Should We Care? D.K. Cohen, S.L. Moffitt,S. Goldin, Policy and Practice. P.T. Hill,New Political Economy of Public Education: Policy and Research. J.R. Henig,As Moths to a Flame: Education Policy Research and the Controversial Issues of Race. J.P. Spillane,The Making and Effects of Education Policy: Commentary. Policy, Politics, Institutions, and Markets. Part III: Policy as Resource Allocation. L. Barrow,C.E. Rouse, Causality, Causality, Causality: The View of Education Inputs and Outputs From Economics. W.N. Grubb, The Elusiveness of Educational Equity: From Revenues to Resources to Results. H.F. Ladd, Policy as Resource Allocation: Commentary. Part IV: Across the Sectors. W.S. Barnett,D.J. Ackerman, Boundaries With Early Childhood Education: The Significance of the Early Childhood Frontier for Elementary and Secondary Education. M.W. Kirst, Separation of K–12 and Postsecondary Education Policymaking: Evolution, Impact, and Research Needs. J.L. Aber, Across the Sectors: Commentary. Border Crossings: On the Relations Between the Major Age-Graded Education Systems in the United States. Part V:The Role of Education Research. F. Mosher, Knowledge and Policy. B. Neufeld, Learning, Teaching, and Keeping the Conversation Going: The Links Between Research, Policy, and Practice. R.E. Slavin, N.A. Madden,A. Datnow,Research In, Research Out: The Role of Research in the Development and Scale-Up of Success for All. C.H. Weiss, The Role of Education Research: Commentary. Can We Influence Education Reform Through Research? Part VI: Policy and Professionals. R.M. Ingersoll, Misdiagnosing the Teacher Quality Problem. T.B. Corcoran, The Changing and Chaotic World of Teacher Policy. A.R. Odden, A. Milanowski,H.G. Heneman III, Policy and Professionals: Commentary. Part VII: In Conclusion. S.H. Fuhrman, D.K. Cohen,F. Mosher, Conclusion: A Review of Policy and Research in Education.