TY - BOOK ID - 77320335 TI - Handbook of education policy research AU - Ford, Timothy G. AU - Plank, David N. AU - Schneider, Barbara L. AU - Sykes, Gary. PY - 2009 SN - 020388096X 020388096X 0415989914 0415989922 9780203880968 9780415989916 9780415989923 1282065335 1780346905 9786612065330 9781135856427 9781135856465 9781135856472 113585646X 6612065338 1135856427 1135856478 9781282065338 9781780346908 PB - New York : [Washington, D.C.] : Routledge ; American Educational Research Association, DB - UniCat KW - Education and state KW - Education KW - Education policy KW - Educational policy KW - State and education KW - Social policy KW - Endowment of research KW - Research KW - Government policy KW - School management KW - Politics and education KW - Political aspects. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77320335 AB - Co-published by Routledge for the American Educational Research Association (AERA)Educational policy continues to be of major concern. Policy debates about economic growth and national competitiveness, for example, commonly focus on the importance of human capital and a highly educated workforce. Defining the theoretical boundaries and methodological approaches of education policy research are the two primary themes of this comprehensive, AERA-sponsored Handbook.Organized into seven sections, the Handbook focuses on (1) disciplinary fo ER -