Handbook of Eduaction Policy Research PDF

HANDBOOK OF EDUCATION POLICY RESEARCH
Edited by
Gary Sykes Barbara Schneider David N. Plank

with
Timothy G. Ford
American Educational Research Association
Routledge
Taylor & Francis Croup
NEW YORK AND LONDON
Contents
Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Gary Sykes, Barbara Schneider, and Timothy G. Ford
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Section I. Social Science Disciplines and Education Policy Research

Section Editors: Barbara Schneider and David N. Plank 1 Historians and Educational Policy Research in the United States Maris A. Vinovskis 2 Policy Research in Education: The Economic View Martin Carnoy 3 The Economic Value of Education and Cognitive Skills Eric A. Hanushek 4 A Political Science Perspective on Education Policy Analysis Lorraine M. McDonnell 5 Perspectives from the Disciplines: Sociological Contributions to Education Policy Research and Debates Douglas Lee Lauen and Karolyn Tyson 6 Current Approaches to Research in Anthropology and Education Maressa L. Dixon, Kathryn M. Borman, and Bridget A. Cotner 7 Making Education Research More Policy-Analytic David L. Weimer 8 Commentary: Disciplined Education Policy Research Michael J. Feuer 9. Commentary: The Disciplinary Foundations of Education Policy Research Adam Gamoran 17
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Section II. Conducting Policy Research: Methodological Perspectives

Section Editors: Barbara Schneider and David N. Plank 10 Separate Orbits: The Distinctive Worlds of Educational Research and Policymaking Martin Orland 11 The Use of Randomized Trials to Inform Education Policy Geoffrey D. Borman 113
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12 Causal Inference in Non-Experimental Educational Policy Research David Kaplan 13 Research Synthesis and Education Policy Therese D. Pigott 14 Complementary Methods for Policy Research Laura M. Desimone 15 Assessment Policy: Making Sense of the Babel Joan L. Herman and Eva L. Baker 16 Scale-Up as a Framework for Intervention, Program, and Policy Evaluation Research Sarah-Kathryn McDonald 17 Commentary: Conducting Policy Research: Methodological Perspectives Spyros Konstantopoulos 18 Commentary: An Applied Perspective on Research, Method, and Policy Christopher B. Swanson
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Section III Politics and the Policy Process

Section Editor: Jane Clark Lindle 19 Education and Domination: Reforming Policy and Practice through Critical Theory Carlos Alberto Torres and Richard Van Heertum 20 Race, Ethnicity, and Education Roslyn Arlin Mickelson 21 Race(ing), Class(ing), and Gender(ing) Our Work: Critical Race Theory, Critical Race Feminism, Epistemology, and New Directions in Educational Policy Research David O. Stovall 22 Rhetoric and Symbolic Action in the Policy Process Lisa Rosen 23 The Role of Law in Educational Policy Formation, Implementation, and Research Julie F. Mead 24 Teacher Collective Bargaining: What We Know and What We Need to Know Julia E. Koppich and Mary Alice Callahan 25 The Voice of the People in Education Policy Rebecca Jacobsen 26 Assessment Policy and Politics of Information Jane Clark Lindle 27 What Works in Defining "What Works" in Educational Improvement: Lessons from Education Policy Implementation Research, Directions for Future Research Meredith I. Honig 28 Conceptualizing Policy Implementation: Large-Scale Reform in an Era of Complexity Amanda Datnow and Vicki Park 29 Public Choice and the Political Economy of American Education Martin West 221
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Section IV. Policy Implications of Educational Resources, Management, and Organization

Section Editor: Linda Skrla 33 Notes on Reframing the Role of Organizations in Policy Implementation: Resources for Practice, in Practice James P. Spillane, Louis M. Gomez, and Leigh Mesler 34 What Do We Know About Reducing Class and School Size? June Ahn and Dominic J. Brewer 35 Conceptions, Measurement, and Application of Educational Adequacy and Equal Educational Opportunity Bruce D. Baker and Preston C. Green, III 36 Whether and How Money Matters in K-12 Education Margaret L. Plecki and Tino A. Castaeda 37 School Reconstitution and School Improvement: Theory and Evidence Betty Malen and Jennifer King Rice 38 Charter School Policy Issues and Research Questions Sandra Vergari 39 Vouchers JohnF.Witte 40 A Market for Knowledge? Frederick M. Hess 41 Market Reforms in Education Clive R. Belfield and Henry M. Levin 42 Commentary: A Call to Studied Action: Lessons from Research on Policies Designed to Improve the Organization and Management of Schooling Steve Cantrell 43 Commentary: Improvement or Reinvention: Two Policy Approaches to School Reform Rodney T. Ogawa
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Section V. Teaching and Learning Policy

Section Editor: Gary Sykes 44 Opportunity to Learn William H. Schmidt and Adam Maier 45 The Reading and Math Wars Alan H. Schoenfeld and P. David Pearson 46 Language Policy in Education Patricia Gndara and M. Cecilia Gmez 541
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48 Teacher Preparation and Teacher Learning: A Changing Policy Landscape Linda Darling-Hammond, Ruth Chung Wei, with Christy Marie Johnson 49 School Improvement by Design: Lessons from a Study of Comprehensive School Reform Programs Brian P Rowan, Richard J. Correnti, Robert J, Miller, and Eric M. Camburn 50 Measurement and Improvement of Teacher-Child Interactions: Implications for Policy and Accountability Frameworks of Standardized Observation Robert C. Pianta and Bridget K. Hamre 51 Closing Achievement Gaps George Farkas 52 New Technology Yong Zhao and Jing Lei 53 Education and the Shrinking State David N. Plank and Venessa Kees1er 54 Commentary: Research on Teaching and Learning Barbara R. Foorman 55 Commentary: Informing Teaching and Learning Policy Robert E. Floden
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Section VI: Actors and Institutions in the Policy Process

Section Editor: Carolyn Herrington 56 International and Transnational Policy Actors in Education: A Review of the Research Karen Mundy with Mona Ghali 57 New Approaches to Understanding Federal Involvement in Education Lora Cohen-Vogel and Michael K. McLendon 58 The Expansion of State Policy Research Kathryn A. McDermott 59 The District Role in Instructional Improvement Gary Sykes, Jennifer O'Day, and Timothy G. Ford 60 Pushing on the Paradigm: Research on Teachers' Organizations as Policy Actors Nina Bascia 61 Local Democracy in Education Michael Mintrom 62 The Politics of (Im)Prudent State-Level Homeschooling Policies Catherine A. Lugg and Andrea K. Rorrer 63 Student Voice and Student Roles in Education Policy and Policy Reform Dana L. Mitra 64 Looking Forward: Toward a New Role in Promoting Educational Equity for Students with Disabilities from Low-Income Backgrounds Thomas Hehir 717
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Section VIL Educational Access and Differentiation

Section Editor: Barbara Schneider 67 Policy and Place - Learning from Decentralized Reforms Bruce Fuller 68 Early Childhood Education Lawrence J. Schweinhart and Rachel Fulcher-Dawson 69 Social Stratification and Educational Opportunity Nathan D. Jones and Barbara Schneider 70 Shadow Education Systems Chong-Jae Lee, Hyun-Jeong Park, and Heesook Lee 71 K-16 Transitions and Higher Education Access Frankie Keels Williams 72 Permeability and Transparency in the High School-College Transition Jennifer L. Stephan and James E. Rosenbaum 73 Governmental Policy and the Organization of Postsecondary Education James C. Hearn and T. Austin Lacy 74. The Invisible Hand of World Education Culture: Thoughts for Policy Makers David P. Baker 75 Commentary: Access and Differentiation C. Kent McGuire 76 Commentary: Access and Differentiation: Structuring Equality and Inequality in Education Policy Jeannie Oakes Author Index Subject Index List of Figures List of Tables The Editors The Contributors The Reviewers 855
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HANDBOOK OF EDUCATION POLICY RESEARCH

Gary Sykes Barbara Schneider David N. Plank

American Educational Research Association

NEW YORK AND LONDON

Section I. Social Science Disciplines and Education Policy Research

Section II. Conducting Policy Research: Methodological Perspectives

Section III Politics and the Policy Process

Section IV. Policy Implications of Educational Resources, Management, and Organization

Section V. Teaching and Learning Policy

Section VI: Actors and Institutions in the Policy Process

Section VIL Educational Access and Differentiation

979 1007 1029 1031 1035 1037 1045

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