商品簡介
This collection of 11 articles describes the role of the federal government in US education policy, the evolving nature of educational policy research, the role of research in debates over such issues as No Child Left Behind (NCLB), reading and teaching out of one's field. Specific topics include the role of structure and science in federal education research, the evolving relationship between researches and public policy, scientifically conducted research and the NCLB Act, research and reading, a researcher enters the policy realm, public opinion about academic research and educational policy, the role of the law, school leaders' use of research in decision making, the incentives behind educational research and politics in the policy making process. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Frederick M. Hess is resident scholar and director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute. He is also executive editor ofEducation Next.
