The Risky Business of Education Policy
Carol A Mullen editor Christopher H Tienken editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:10th Sep '21
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The Risky Business of Education Policy 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. The book shares insights and makes recommendations from leading scholar-practitioners, namely from educational leadership and science education, on ways to ponder, navigate, and challenge serious policy issues. The chapters present important policy topics and critical analysis of the topics from the authorial perspective of experienced educators leading the preparation of future school leaders and teachers.
Through fast paced, user-friendly chapters, contributors grapple with an education reform policy issue of the day, reflecting what is contentious territory while wading through it. These educational researchers also make evidence-informed practical recommendations for educators and policymakers on how to better approach the policy challenges presented, so public education can be improved for all children. Each chapter contains stimulating ideas, useful information, and practical tips for school practitioners, higher education faculty, and constituent groups.
"The Risky Business of Education Policy is illuminating! Leading scholars provide current perspectives on education policy research and analysis to help anyone responsible for developing, leading, or implementing policy recognize the basis for such an agenda, the lack of research behind such policies, and the consequences. Readers, especially those responsible for policy implementation, will come away better prepared to challenge ill-begotten agendas that harm rather than help schools and society prepare students for a complex world."
Kenneth Mitchell, EdD, Associate Professor, Manhattanville College, and Editor, AASA Journal of Scholarship and Practice
"This book should be required reading for current and aspiring school leaders. Theauthors of The Risky Business of Education Policy expose the layers of neo-liberal educational policymaking that has systematically contributed to the corporatization of children and educators, as well as the general degradation of democracy and equity. This volume will help support school leaders with evidence-based practices and strategies essential to confronting the commodification of education in schools."
Luke Stedrak, EdD, Associate Professor and Hibernia National Bank Endowed Professor, Southeastern Louisiana University.
ISBN: 9780367622480
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 453g
170 pages