The Risky Business of Education Policy

ISBN-13: 9780367622466 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 170 str.

Christopher H. Tienken; Carol A. Mullen

Opis

This book focuses commentary and analysis on some of the most pressing policy challenges facing public school educators and those invested in a healthy, vibrant public-school system. Each chapter contains stimulating ideas, useful information, and practical tips for school practitioners, higher education faculty, and constituent groups.

Spis treści

Foreword: Education Policy Reform: A Tale of Haunting;   Introduction;  1 Corporate Networks’ Grip on the Public School Sector and Education Policy;  2 Neoliberalism as a Policy Ventriloquist: Deconstructing the Discourse of Corporate America for its Public Schools;  3. Threats to Meaningful Reform of Civic Education;  4. Brown versus Board Did Not Work: Finding a New Pathway to Educational Justice;  5. Charter Schools’ Impact on Public Education: Theory versus Reality;  6. OECD, PISA, and Globalization: The Influence of the International Assessment Regime;  7. Students as the Missing Actor in Education Reform;  8. We Come from Everywhere: Innovating Bi/Multilingual Principal Preparation Programs;  9. Evaluating the Different SIDES of Education Policies: A Practical Policy Analysis Framework for School Leaders