Shaping Education Policy: Power and Process

Shaping Education Policy is a comprehensive overview of education politics and policy during the most turbulent and rapidly changing period in American history. Respected scholars review the history of education policy to explain the political powers and processes that shape education today. Chapters cover major themes that have influenced education, including the civil rights movement, federal involvement, the accountability movement, family choice, and development of nationalization and globalization. Sponsored by the Politics of Education Association, this edited collection examines the tumultuous shifts in education policy over the last six decades and projects the likely future of public education. This book is a necessary resource for understanding the evolution, current status, and possibilities of educational policy and politics.

Douglas E. Mitchell is Professor of Education at the University of California, Riverside.

Robert L. Crowson is Professor of Education and Policy at Peabody College, Vanderbilt University.

Dorothy Shipps is Associate Professor of Public Affairs and Education at Baruch College, City University of New York.