Providing a critical understanding of the political and social forces shaping educational politics in the United States, this concise text describes and analyzes how policy is made for American schools and its effect on all of our lives and thinking. Joel Spring argues that the politics of Education is driven by a complex interrelationship between politicians, private foundations and think tanks, teachers'unions, special-interest groups, educational politicians, school administrators, boards of education, courts, and the knowledge industry. The text uses many current examples to illustrate conflicts over educational policies.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Longman Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0801307899
ISBN-13
9780801307898
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1257330
Product Key Features
Author
Joel H. Spring
Publication Name
Conflict of Interests : the Politics of American Education
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
1992
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
204 Pages
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
2
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Educational Policy & Reform / Federal Legislation, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects