ABSTRACT

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 U.S. 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.

part I|65 pages

The Structure of the U.S. Educational System

part II|75 pages

The Policy Process

chapter 5|10 pages

Public Policy and Power

chapter 7|11 pages

Policy Formation

chapter 8|19 pages

Policy Implementation

chapter 9|15 pages

Sustainability and Scale

part III|53 pages

Ideals of the U.S. Educational System

chapter 10|10 pages

Understanding U.S. Ideals P

chapter 12|22 pages

Equity