Educational Change and the Political Process 2nd Edition by Dana L. Mitra, ISBN-13: 978-1032079653

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Educational Change and the Political Process 2nd Edition by Dana L. Mitra, ISBN-13: 978-1032079653

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• Publisher: ‎ Routledge; 2nd edition (June 15, 2022)
• Language: ‎ English
• 260 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 1032079657
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1032079653

Educational Change and the Political Process brings together key ideas on both the system of educational policy and the policy process in the United States. It provides students with a broad, methodical understanding of educational policy. No other textbook offers as comprehensive a view of the US educational policy procedure and political systems. Section I discusses the actors and systems that create and implement policy on both the federal and the local level; Section II walks students through the policy process from idea to implementation to evaluation; and Section III delves into three major forces driving the creation of educational policies in the current era―accountability, equity, and market-driven reforms. Each chapter provides case studies, discussion questions, and classroom activities to scaffold learning, as well as a bibliography for further reading to deepen exploration of these topics. This new edition will explore recent Trump-era and post-Trump era US politics and policy changes as well as the politics of race.

Table of Contents:

List of illustrations vii

Introduction to the Second Edition ix

The Structure of the Book x

Putting It All Together xiv

SECTION 1

Ideals of the U.S. Educational System 1

1 Understanding U.S. Ideals 3

2 Equity 20

3 Market-Driven Schooling 43

SECTION 2

The Structure of the U.S. Educational System 65

4 Federal Education Policy 67

5 Education and the Courts 92

6 State Systems of Education 103

7 Local School Districts and School Boards 121

8 Influential Policy Actors 137

SECTION 3

The Policy Process 159

9 Problem Structuring, Agenda Setting, and Framing 161

10 Power as a Political Process 181

11 Policy Formation 194

12 Policy Implementation 207

13 Sustainability and Scale 232

Index 250

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