Full Description
Never have policy initiatives been so important than in today's society. Neoliberal manifestations, climate change, civil rights movements, and governmental reactions to these issues have created a backdrop where greater education in policy analysis and development is vital. Policy is often created for accruing power, expanding privilege, and further marginalizing oppressed groups. Educating policy developers and consumers is but one means of harnessing the positive power of policy while restraining the tendencies to pervert policy for the betterment of a powerful hegemonic elite.
Policy Matters: Perspectives, Procedures, and Processes demystifies policy, exploring how it may truly be transformative in combatting hegemonic and neoliberal incursions into the educational arena. The traditional theory / practice divide is overcome here, uniquely, as educational policy is united with educational reality to empower educators, education stakeholders, and citizens to use policy, policy development, and policy initiatives for the betterment of society as a whole.
Contents
Chapter 1. So, What is Policy, Anyway?
Chapter 2. Policy, Power, and Politics in Education
Chapter 3. Policy Alignment: Connecting School, District, and System Policies
Chapter 4. Contemporary Models of Policy Development
Chapter 5. The Policy Continuum
Chapter 6. The Roles of Educational Leaders in the Policy Process
Chapter 7. Policy Implementation
Chapter 8. Bridging Policy-Practice Gaps and Building Policy Capacity
Chapter 9. Leadership of Change
Chapter 10. Navigating the Policy Process: Intended and Unintended Consequences
Chapter 11. Conclusion
