| When Research Matters: How Scholarship Influences Education Policy Contributor(s): Hess, Frederick M. (Editor), McDonnell, Lorraine M. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1891792849 ISBN-13: 9781891792847 Publisher: Harvard Education PR OUR PRICE: $32.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Research - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | Aims & Objectives |
| Dewey: 379.121 |
| LCCN: 2007941189 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.00 lbs) 324 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Research Matters considers the complex and crucially important relationship between education research and policy. In examining how and under what conditions research affects education policy, the book focuses on a number of critical issues: the history of the federal role in education policy; the evolving nature of educational policy research; the role of research in debates about reading, NCLB, and "out-of-field" teaching; how research affects policy by shaping public opinion, judicial rulings, and the decisions of district and school leaders; and the incentives that help explain the behavior of researchers and policymakers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hess, Frederick M.: - Frederick M. Hess is a resident scholar and director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute. He is the author of Cage-Busting Leadership (Harvard Education Press, 2013). |