Predictable Patterns of Education Policy Implementation

Meredith I. Honig is Professor of Education Policy, Organizations, and Leadership and Director of the District Leadership Design Lab at the University of Washington, USA.

"Predictable Patterns of Education Policy Implementation is first of all a brilliant re-capture of the field's preoccupation with ‘implementation’ (or rather failed implementation) in the last third of the 20th Century. Second, the research is impeccable giving us deeper and specific insights from a variety of perspectives. Each chapter takes the ‘problem of change’ into highly contextualized examples that gives the reader an up-close examination of implementation while drawing lessons that result in clear understanding of the context and its applicability for new applied research. The book is beautifully written while drawing the reader in. I found myself thinking of countless applications to present conditions. Practitioners and policy makers alike will find Predictable Patterns of Education Policy Implementation highly engaging, stimulating and immediately useful in their own context."Michael Fullan, Professor Emeritus, OISE/University of Toronto, Canada“In this important new volume, Honig and her colleagues demonstrate how we can become more effective in implementing educational policies that have a positive impact on students and schools. By identifying predictable patterns, the authors show how to avoid the unintentional consequences that too often undermine the goals of well-intentioned policies. At a time when many states are looking for ways to advance education, this book is a timely and invaluable resource.”Pedro A. Noguera, Emery Stoops and Joyce King Stoops Dean of the Rossier School of Education and Distinguished Professor of Education, University of Southern California, USA

• 1. Predictable Patterns of Policy Implementation: Moving Ideas into Action 2. Behavioral Economic Patterns of Policy Implementation: The Case of School Choice Policy 3. Policy Implementation from a Micropolitical Perspective: The Case of New York City’s Bonus Program 4. Critical Race Theory and Policy Implementation: The Case of School Desegregation Policies 5. Social Capital and Policy Implementation: The Case of Accountability Policy 6. Sensemaking Patterns in Policy Implementation: The Case of Equity-Focused Family Engagement Policies 7. Pattern Work: Advancing the Field of Education Policy Implementation