The Wiley Handbook of Educational Policy

<p><b>Illuminates the multiple barriers that plague the education system and shows the way toward enlightened and inclusive educational policy and policymaking</b></p> <p>This book showcases new scholarship in the broad field of education policy and governance. Authored by some of the field’s foremost scholars, as well as new and up-and-coming academics, this definitive handbook offers a range of cultural, economic, and political perspectives on the state of education policy today. It addresses historic, current, and future education policy—incorporating changing social landscapes of education, economy, and policy.</p> <p><i>The Wiley Handbook of Educational Policy</i> covers the role of politics in education governance; the politics of philanthropy and for-profits; the culture and economy of professional organizations; the governance of technology integration; and future political realities to global citizenry. Themes and topics range not only across early childhood, K-12, and tertiary forms of schooling, but also across the policy questions and concerns that transcend these distinctions. Each chapter features key words, key questions, conclusions, and thought-provoking ideas that provoke readers to think about ways to improve the current conditions under which educational policy-makers work.</p> <ul> <li>Provides a traditional understanding of educational policy</li> <li>Shows how educational policy has changed due to the boom of private funding</li> <li>Explores the changing demographics in education populations over the last 40 years</li> <li>Discusses policies and the ethics of using and overseeing technology in teaching and learning environments</li> <li>Looks at future trends from contemporary political origins</li> </ul> <i>The Wiley Handbook of Educational Policy</i> is an important book that should be read by every administrator, policy maker, and educator working in the education system.