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This revised edition of the Handbook of Education Politics and
Policy presents the latest research and theory on the most
important topics within the field of the politics of education.
Well-known scholars in the fields of school leadership, politics,
policy, law, finance, and educational reform examine the
institutional backdrop to our educational system, the political
behaviors and cultural influences operating within schools, and the
ideological and philosophical positions that frame discussions of
educational equity and reform. In its second edition, this
comprehensive handbook has been updated to capture recent
developments in the politics of education, including Race to the
Top and the Common Core State Standards, and to address the
changing role politics play in shaping and influencing school
policy and reform. Detailed discussions of key topics touch upon
important themes in educational politics, helping leaders
understand issues of innovation, teacher evaluation, tensions
between state and federal lawmakers over new reforms and testing,
and how to increase student achievement. Chapter authors also
provide suggestions for improving the political behaviors of key
educational groups and individuals with the hope that an
understanding of political goals, governance processes, and policy
outcomes may contribute to ongoing school reform.
This revised edition of the Handbook of Education Politics and
Policy presents the latest research and theory on the most
important topics within the field of the politics of education.
Well-known scholars in the fields of school leadership, politics,
policy, law, finance, and educational reform examine the
institutional backdrop to our educational system, the political
behaviors and cultural influences operating within schools, and the
ideological and philosophical positions that frame discussions of
educational equity and reform. In its second edition, this
comprehensive handbook has been updated to capture recent
developments in the politics of education, including Race to the
Top and the Common Core State Standards, and to address the
changing role politics play in shaping and influencing school
policy and reform. Detailed discussions of key topics touch upon
important themes in educational politics, helping leaders
understand issues of innovation, teacher evaluation, tensions
between state and federal lawmakers over new reforms and testing,
and how to increase student achievement. Chapter authors also
provide suggestions for improving the political behaviors of key
educational groups and individuals with the hope that an
understanding of political goals, governance processes, and policy
outcomes may contribute to ongoing school reform.
Reform in education has focused mainly on development of new
programs and procedures to increase the achievement of the student
in the classroom. Teacher evaluations are now based on how students
perform in their classrooms on yearly standardized tests. The
advent of integrating students with special needs into the regular
classroom has brought both benefits and concerns for average and
above average students. Special education in the United States has
evolved from institutional and segregated environments to inclusion
in the regular education classrooms. We examine how the practice
has affected all students and question whether this change has
created equal opportunity for those students without special
education needs. This book researches and reports on issues of
current practice: e.g., teacher preparation, placement of students
with special needs, implications for the average and above in the
classroom and the financial costs driving placement decisions in
the education system. We examine the lowering of standards so all
can pass tests, report on loss of engagement of students by middle
school, and mourn the squandering of creativity to appease a
mandate. Sir Ken Robinson relates that, "Education is meant to take
us into a future we cannot even grasp." Yet we continue on a road
that lowers our educational ranking internationally. We recommend
to provide services for all students, and take the system from its
current state to one that provides a "Free and appropriate
education for all!"
Existing research methods textbooks emphasize the mechanics of HOW
to conduct research studies. However, many students fail to see WHY
it is important to learn about research because they will never
conduct research studies. These students do not become engaged in
learning and believe that research courses and textbooks are
useless. They do not see the need of developing "research literacy"
to understand the applications and limitations of research to their
daily lives. This book engages students with a nonmathematical
presentation that includes real examples of the consequences of
research errors in daily life. The organization facilitates
learning with objectives, concepts, description of errors, best
practices, and examples. This is a research methods textbook for
students who fear research textbooks. The diversity of topics in
this book permits application to research methods courses in these
academic fields: Economics, Education, Political Science,
Psychology, and Sociology. This should be the first book for all
students to introduce research and develop "research literacy".
Kids in the Middle: The Micro-Politics of Special Education takes
the reader on a fascinating journey through special education in
the past, present, and future. On this journey, the micro-politics
of special education are seen through the eyes and experiences of
children with disabilities, their parents and advocates, adult
educators, and school administrators. Supplementing these
perspectives to develop an understanding of special education that
goes beyond its administrative and political aspects, such as the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), are scholars
with expertise in special education law, administration, severe and
profound disabilities, ethics, finance, teaching, and disability
rights. Together, these voices explain the micro-political issues
that affect how children with disabilities are educated. Kids in
the Middle promotes a new model of special education to help
transform special education. Instead of perpetuating a system
grounded in the concepts of promises, privilege, and power, this
book considers how to build a system based on caring, compassion,
and the common good, a system that will elevate the status of
special education children who are lost in the middle.
With dwindling funds and resources, tougher state and federal
standards, and fatigue from more regulations and testing, many
school administrators are giving up _or 'crashing' and leaving
their posts. This book examines the process of preparing,
encouraging, and retaining quality leaders at the school and
district levels. Beginning with a chapter outlining six steps of
critical organizational supports, subsequent chapters address
factors in preparing administrator candidates effectively;
improving novice teacher retention through principal support and
mentoring; utilizing more fully mid-career teachers who come to
schools having worked outside of education; the role of isolation
in new principals' sense of efficacy; research findings about
assistant superintendents about job satisfaction, efficacy, and
ambitions for promotion; and finally, contemporary leadership
challenges existing at the superintendent level. Concluding with
thoughts about administrator accountability, the various chapters
offer contemporary views on the preparation, utilization, and
retention of school administrators throughout the life cycle. The
chapters provide needed insight into what should and must be done
to grow the best leaders for US schools.
With dwindling funds and resources, tougher state and federal
standards, and fatigue from more regulations and testing, many
school administrators are giving up_or 'crashing' and leaving their
posts. This book examines the process of sustaining and retaining
quality leaders at the school and district levels. Beginning with a
foreword by Michelle D. Young on the importance of administrative
leadership in schools, subsequent chapters address: six steps of
critical organizational supports for leaders; the need for
socializing assistant principals into their roles; administrators'
perceptions of their administrative teams; school routines and
rituals; the need for administrator mentoring of Latina/Latino
leaders; the relationship between superintendent leadership and
principal job satisfaction and efficacy. Concluding with thoughts
about retaining and sustaining the best leaders in dynamic
environments, the various chapters offer contemporary views on
retaining and encouraging school administrators throughout the life
cycle. The chapters provide needed insight into what should and
must be done to grow the best leaders for U.S. schools.
How can we make schools more attractive to students? How do we
engage them in their own education? This book treats the
fundamental issue of whether students are 'conscripts' required by
law to attend school, or whether (due to non-attendance) we should
begin to see them as 'consumers' of their education. Key questions
are asked to determine when students choose to skip school, how
often, and why. Topics include: gender, ethnic/racial differences,
academic standing, grade level, and school rules. This is an
excellent book for administrators and supervisors, teachers,
parents, school board members, and policy-makers who set programs
for schools that affect attendance.
This book presents, in 11 chapters, a comprehensive look at the
school superintendent that will be welcomed in the fields of
education management and policy. Many different perspectives are
represented: studying the school manager (Glass, Kowalski, and
Glasman), minorities in the profession (Ortiz and Brunner), and the
radical decentralization of the British school system under Thatch
and Major (Campell, Powell, and Parker). Legal positions and
collective bargaining are also discussed to great effect.
Professors, public school educators, and policymakers should all
find this book useful due to the critical nature of the
superintendency.
The contributors to this volume include scholars and financial
analysts. Their data, means of analysis and policy insights should
be a useful source for future research and educational
improvements. Going beyond mere juxtaposition, the editors show how
chief ideas represented in the chapters relate to one another and
have developed over the last few decades.
To raise awareness of all members of the community - children,
parents and school staff about the harm that bullying causes and
how children & young people can be protected, including
solutions to the problem of rising incidents of bullying and cyber
bullying in connection with the use of social networks. This book
will improve strategies and responses to incidences of bullying
that will address the causes and effects of bullying and help avoid
any recurrence. This book will provide assistance for the
empowerment of all Administrators, school staff and parents as
change agents in reducing bullying and in the education of children
and young people in peer led strategies. Further cooperation
between schools, local school administration and other outside
agencies in the reduction of bullying.
Sound district finance is increasingly challenging in an era of
scarce resources and increasing pressure on schools and districts
to improve. Therefore, this book provides an in-depth understanding
of fundamental practices, processes, and lessons learned will
benefit all school administrators, personnel, parents, students,
and other stakeholders. This book will focus on key building blocks
essential for the provision of an excellent education. The value
proposition inherent in this book should work well for all schools,
districts, students, and school stakeholders, regardless of
location, type, and demographic mix. The components of sound
district finance and management, that are increasingly important in
an era of scarce financial, material, and human resources, are
provided in this book, along with some clear and related
recommendations.
Sound district finance is increasingly challenging in an era of
scarce resources and increasing pressure on schools and districts
to improve. Therefore, this book provides an in-depth understanding
of fundamental practices, processes, and lessons learned will
benefit all school administrators, personnel, parents, students,
and other stakeholders. This book will focus on key building blocks
essential for the provision of an excellent education. The value
proposition inherent in this book should work well for all schools,
districts, students, and school stakeholders, regardless of
location, type, and demographic mix. The components of sound
district finance and management, that are increasingly important in
an era of scarce financial, material, and human resources, are
provided in this book, along with some clear and related
recommendations.
Home schooling is an important and growing American phenomenon with
only our first edition in the field. This new 2nd edition will
appeal to the home school world, people interested in American
education, and the private school community. Changes in the
educational environment in the US over the last ten years have
prompted growing numbers of parents to withdraw their children from
public education. Currently, four percent of school-age children in
the United States are home schooled. An array of educational
researchers present various legal, philosophical, and personal
perspectives to this new volume. Changes in schooling and home
schooling in Great Britain bring an interesting international
perspective to this collection of research-based information.
Home schooling is an important and growing American phenomenon with
only our first edition in the field. This new 2nd edition will
appeal to the home school world, people interested in American
education, and the private school community. Changes in the
educational environment in the US over the last ten years have
prompted growing numbers of parents to withdraw their children from
public education. Currently, four percent of school-age children in
the United States are home schooled. An array of educational
researchers present various legal, philosophical, and personal
perspectives to this new volume. Changes in schooling and home
schooling in Great Britain bring an interesting international
perspective to this collection of research-based information.
A volume in Politics of Education Book Series Series Editors: Lora
Cohen-Vogel, Bruce S. Cooper, and Bonnie Fusarelli This book,
Blurring the Lines, has immediate appeal to policy-makers, and
analysis in public and private sectors, as well as legal scholars
and practitioners. It will be of interest, too, to university
teachers working in the areas of "School Law," "School Policy and
Politics," and "New Trends in American K-12 Education." The book
treats the complex and interesting issues of Church-State and
Public-Private education, the two great changing cross-road in US
education.
This book explores the constitutionality of religion-based charter
schools. The method of analysis uses hypothetical charter schools
to answer legal questions. The answers are grounded in law using
the latest precedent. The background material before examining
charters sets forth both the legal and policy contexts of religious
charters schools. The legal context includes a detailed analysis of
the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution focusing on the
most recent Supreme Court cases on that topic. The policy analysis
examines the normative and structural dimensions of charter
schools, which are then compared with voucher programs. The
historical, political and educational contexts of charter programs
are also examined. The book concludes that charter schools present
an opportunity for parents and communities to form charter schools
that will accommodate their beliefs; however, the constitution does
not allow them to form schools that endorse their beliefs.
This book explores the constitutionality of religion-based charter
schools. The method of analysis uses hypothetical charter schools
to answer legal questions. The answers are grounded in law using
the latest precedent. The background material before examining
charters sets forth both the legal and policy contexts of religious
charters schools. The legal context includes a detailed analysis of
the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution focusing on the
most recent Supreme Court cases on that topic. The policy analysis
examines the normative and structural dimensions of charter
schools, which are then compared with voucher programs. The
historical, political and educational contexts of charter programs
are also examined. The book concludes that charter schools present
an opportunity for parents and communities to form charter schools
that will accommodate their beliefs; however, the constitution does
not allow them to form schools that endorse their beliefs.
This, a first full-scale edited book, is a reader that describes,
discusses and analyzes homeschooling from an array of different and
international perspectives. We portray the energy of this movement
in this volume, looking at the history of ""education writ large,""
in a larger social, political and religious context, one for
placing homeschooling in perspective. Like most movements in
education, this one is both a reaction to the problems and
inadequacies of existing schools, and a new direction in schooling
that stands on its own. This book grew out of the efforts of
Associates for Research on Private Education (ARPE), an
international organization of scholars and practitioners affiliated
with the American Education Research Association (AERA), which has
spurred interest and research on private schools for over 30 years.
ARPE publishes quarterly, the Private School Monitor, as a means
for highlighting the newest developments in the field of private
education. As such, Homeschooling in Full View - A Reader, seeks to
portray the richness and diversity of homeschooling - from an
educational, religious, social, and political perspective. Some
chapters are highly scholarly, based on research: for example,
analysis of how well homeschooled kids do on college entrance exams
(SATs) and processes of gaining access to the prestigious Ivy
League colleges. Other chapters are more philosophical, or more
highly personal - a mother who writes about her feelings and
concerns.
This, a first full-scale edited book, is a reader that describes,
discusses and analyzes homeschooling from an array of different and
international perspectives. We portray the energy of this movement
in this volume, looking at the history of ""education writ large,""
in a larger social, political and religious context, one for
placing homeschooling in perspective. Like most movements in
education, this one is both a reaction to the problems and
inadequacies of existing schools, and a new direction in schooling
that stands on its own. This book grew out of the efforts of
Associates for Research on Private Education (ARPE), an
international organization of scholars and practitioners affiliated
with the American Education Research Association (AERA), which has
spurred interest and research on private schools for over 30 years.
ARPE publishes quarterly, the Private School Monitor, as a means
for highlighting the newest developments in the field of private
education. As such, Homeschooling in Full View - A Reader, seeks to
portray the richness and diversity of homeschooling - from an
educational, religious, social, and political perspective. Some
chapters are highly scholarly, based on research: for example,
analysis of how well homeschooled kids do on college entrance exams
(SATs) and processes of gaining access to the prestigious Ivy
League colleges. Other chapters are more philosophical, or more
highly personal - a mother who writes about her feelings and
concerns.
Kids in the Middle: The Micro-Politics of Special Education takes
the reader on a fascinating journey through special education in
the past, present, and future. On this journey, the micro-politics
of special education are seen through the eyes and experiences of
children with disabilities, their parents and advocates, adult
educators, and school administrators. Supplementing these
perspectives to develop an understanding of special education that
goes beyond its administrative and political aspects, such as the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), are scholars
with expertise in special education law, administration, severe and
profound disabilities, ethics, finance, teaching, and disability
rights. Together, these voices explain the micro-political issues
that affect how children with disabilities are educated. Kids in
the Middle promotes a new model of special education to help
transform special education. Instead of perpetuating a system
grounded in the concepts of promises, privilege, and power, this
book considers how to build a system based on caring, compassion,
and the common good, a system that will elevate the status of
special education children who are lost in the middle.
To raise awareness of all members of the community - children,
parents and school staff about the harm that bullying causes and
how children & young people can be protected, including
solutions to the problem of rising incidents of bullying and cyber
bullying in connection with the use of social networks. This book
will improve strategies and responses to incidences of bullying
that will address the causes and effects of bullying and help avoid
any recurrence. This book will provide assistance for the
empowerment of all Administrators, school staff and parents as
change agents in reducing bullying and in the education of children
and young people in peer led strategies. Further cooperation
between schools, local school administration and other outside
agencies in the reduction of bullying.
This book provides an excellent analysis of whether and how digital
technologies can transform teaching and learning in classroom
settings. The authors collectively provide a multi-dimensional
perspective on how and under what conditions technology can be
productively employed by teachers to more effectively meet the
challenges presented by a rapidly evolving world.
This book provides an excellent analysis of whether and how digital
technologies can transform teaching and learning in classroom
settings. The authors collectively provide a multi-dimensional
perspective on how and under what conditions technology can be
productively employed by teachers to more effectively meet the
challenges presented by a rapidly evolving world.
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