Commissions, Reports, Reforms, and Educational Policy - by Rick Ginsberg & David Plank (Hardcover)

About the Book

The editors have collected original papers dealing with the impact of commissions on educational policy and reform. This book is a combination of the perspectives of practitioners directly involved with writing or reacting to commission reports, and scholars analyzing the significance and impact of educational policy. Chapters are written by some of the country's leading authorities on education. This book will prove to be a valuable resource for educators, administrators, political scientists, sociologists, and others interested in the state of education. Includes a foreword by Paul E. Peterson of Harvard University.

Book Synopsis

The editors have collected original papers dealing with the impact of commissions on educational policy and reform. This book is a combination of the perspectives of practitioners directly involved with writing or reacting to commission reports, and scholars analyzing the significance and impact of educational policy. Chapters are written by some of the country's leading authorities on education. This book will prove to be a valuable resource for educators, administrators, political scientists, sociologists, and others interested in the state of education. Includes a foreword by Paul E. Peterson of Harvard University.

About the Author

RICK GINSBERG is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policies, and codirector of the Office of Research in the College of Education at the University of South Carolina.

DAVID N. PLANK is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Administration at Michigan State University. Together, Ginsberg and Plank edited Southern Cities, Southern Schools (Praeger, 1990).