Published by Pearson (14 July 2021) © 2022
PART ONE: THE BACKGROUND OF EDUCATION POLICY
1. Policy -- What It Is and Where It Comes From
2. Power and Education Policy
3. The Economy and Demographics
4. The Political System and Political Culture
5. Values and Ideology
PART TWO: POLICY ACTORS AND THE POLICY PROCESS
6. The Major Education Policy Actors
7. Setting the Stage and Getting on It: Issue Definition and Agenda Setting
8. Getting the Words and the Money: Policy Formulation and Policy Adoption
9. Looking at Policies: Policy Instruments and Cost Effectiveness
10. Policy Implementation: Getting People to Carry Out a Policy
11. Policy Evaluation: Determining If the Policy Works
12. Education Policy in the United States: Retrospective and Prospective
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