Policy Studies for Educational Leaders

Frances Fowler worked as a classroom teacher in Tennessee for 15 years. During that time she was active in both her union and her school district and was also involved in state and local politics. Eventually, she became so interested in politics and policy that she completed her Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she majored in educational administration with a concentration in educational politics and policy. In 1990 she accepted a tenure-track position at Miami University, where she taught educational politics and policy for 19 years, ending her higher education career as a Full Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in her department.  Frances retired in 2009 and she remains politically active at the local level and is active on the Education Committee of the Cincinnati Area League of Women Voters. In addition to this book, she is also a co-author of Educational Governance and Administration

• Preface PART ONE: THE BACKGROUND OF EDUCATION POLICY Chapter 1: Policy–What It Is and Where It Comes From Chapter 2:  Power and Education Policy Chapter 3:  The Economy and DemographicsChapter 4:  The Political System and Political Culture  Chapter 5:  Values and Ideology PART TWO: POLICY ACTORS AND THE POLICY PROCESS Chapter 6:  The Major Education Policy ActorsChapter 7:  Setting the Stage and Getting on It: Issue Definition and Agenda Setting Chapter 8:  Getting the Words and the Money: Policy Formulation and Policy Adoption Chapter 9:  Looking at Policies: Policy Instruments and Cost Effectiveness Chapter 10:  Policy Implementation: Getting People to Carry Out a Policy Chapter 11:  Policy Evaluation: Determining If the Policy Works Chapter 12:  Education Policy in the United States: Retrospective and Prospective Glossary