from: Academic Press
Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 379.73
EAN num: 9780121746988
ISBN number: 0121746984
Label: Academic Press
Manufacturer: Academic Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 560
Printing Date: April 07, 1999
Publishing house: Academic Press
Sale Popularity Level: 1910804
Studio: Academic Press
Editor's Notes and Comments:
Product Description:
The Handbook of Educational Policy provides a comprehensive overview of policy questions in education reform at local, state, and national levels. The book raises controversial questions, such as who really benefits from educational reform, and investigates issues of accountability, assessment, educational fads, technology in education, and other matters of educational policy. The book explores not only what education is, but what it can be and should be, providing a scholarly analysis of policy decisions as well as practical recommendations for parents, teachers, and policy-makers.
Key Features
* Provides informed discusion based on scholarly research
* Contains practical recommendations for parents, educators, and policy-makers
* Includes representation from local, state, and national levels
* Considers comparisons of United States practices to reforms abroad
* Addresses current issues and implications for the futures
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