Publisher's Synopsis
"This handbook addresses a variety of substantive education policy topics and contextual issues affecting education at the early childhood, K-12, and post-secondary levels; providing current reviews of policy issues that have received extensive attention during the past decade; and reviewing research on several ways of conceptualizing the relationship between education policy research and practice. The primary audience for this book includes researchers, district and school administrators, university instructors, and state and federal policy makers. In particular, the book will be of strong interest to researchers in a wide range of disciplines including educational policy, educational leadership/administration, economics, psychology, and sociology. The book will also be of strong interest to superintendents, district administrators, principals, state superintendents, and state and federal education agency staff. The audience also inclu
