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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Jones, Tiffany. Understanding education policy. Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, ©2013 (DLC) 2013932093 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Tiffany Jones |
ISBN: | 9789400762657 9400762658 1299702007 9781299702004 |
OCLC Number: | 829767577 |
Description: | 1 online resource |
Contents: | Introduction -- Perceptions of Policy -- Policy Frameworks and Taxonomies: Gaps Within Research -- The Four Orientations to Education Framework -- Analysing Orientations in Policy -- Conclusion. |
Series Title: | SpringerBriefs in education. |
Responsibility: | Tiffany Jones. |
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Abstract:
It is adaptable to many kinds of policy analysis areas and will appeal to a wide range of readers with an interest in education policy, from students conducting specific research to policy makers looking for a deeper way to re-think their work.
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Professor Jones reminds us that the term "educational policy" is typically used as if it were definitive when it really is not. She then moves on to provide definition and taxonomy that has a solid and very useful theoretical grounding for sorting and analyzing various policy initiatives.Professor Daniel W. Lang, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Read more...
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