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Background Information

Handbook of education policy research / edited by Gary Sykes, Barbara Schneider, David N. Plank ; with Timothy G. Ford.
New York : Routledge, 2009.
Cubberley » Reference (Non-circulating) » LC71 .H363 2009
"a wealth of information including statistics, analyses, and studies that highlight the role that research can play in helping school administrators, government leaders, higher-education policy makers, and others to better understand the nature of the problems they are confronting and make informed thoughtful decisions as they seek to address them."
Handbook of education politics and policy / edited by Bruce S. Cooper, James G. Cibulka, Lance D. Fusarelli.
New York : Routledge, 2008.
Cubberley » Stacks » LC89 .H24 2008
Handbook of research and policy in art education / edited by Elliot W. Eisner, Michael D. Day.
Mahwah, N.J.: National Art Education Association : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004.
Cubberley » Reference (Non-circulating) » N103 .H36 2004
"Sponsored by the National Art Education and assembled by an internationally known group of art educators, this thirty-six chapter handbook provides an overview of the remarkable progress that has characterized this field in recent decades. Organized into six sections, it profiles and integrates the following elements of this relatively new and loosely coupled field: history, policy, learning, curriculum and instruction, assessment, and competing perspectives."
Handbook of research on school choice / editors, Mark Berends ... [et al.] ; Ann Primus, Vanderbilt managing editor.
New York : Routledge, 2009.
Cubberley » Stacks » LB1027.9 .H344 2009
International handbook on globalisation, education and policy research : global pedagogies and policies / edited by Joseph Zajda.
Dordrecht, The Netherlands : Springer, c2005.
Cubberley » Reference (Non-circulating) » LC191 .I58 2005
"By examining some of the major education policy issues, particularly in the light of recent shifts in education and policy research, the editors aim to provide a comprehensive picture of the intersecting and diverse discourses of globalisation, education and policy-driven reforms. (p. xi)"
The Sage handbook of African American education / Linda C. Tillman, editor.
Los Angeles : Sage, c2009.
Cubberley » Reference (Non-circulating) » LC2717 .S34 2009
"comprehensive collection of theoretical and empirical scholarship in six important areas: historical perspectives, teaching and learning, PK-12 school leadership, higher education, current issues, and education policy."

New Books

Journals

Education and urban society.
Beverly Hills, Sage Publications.
SAL3 » Stacks » 370.5 .E105 V.40 NO.1 2007
Brookings papers on education policy.
Washington, DC : Brookings Institution Press, c1998-2007.
SAL3 » Stacks » LC89 .B754 1998
Education policy analysis archives [electronic resource].
Tempe, Ariz. : College of Education, Arizona State University, 1993-
Educational evaluation and policy analysis.
[Washington, American Educational Research Association]
SAL3 » Stacks » LB2823 .E49 V.30:NO.2 2008
International journal of education policy and leadership [electronic resource].
Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University, and the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University

Databases

Education Databases

ERIC [electronic resource] : the educational resources information center.
[Washington, DC : National Library of Education?, 199?-
Bibliographic database of educational resources including articles, reports, and curriculum.
Education full text [electronic resource].
[Bronx, N.Y.] : H.W. Wilson Co.
Indexes and abstracts articles of English-language periodicals and books on education from 1983 on. Abstracting coverage begins with January 1994. Full-text coverage begins in January 1996 and is available for over half the 600 journals indexed.
Education week American education news site of record [electronic resource].
Bethesda, MD : Editorial Projects in Education, Inc.
Teachers College record book reviews [electronic resource].
Birmingham, AL : Teachers College Record
"Teachers College Record Book Reviews provides comprehensive reviews of the leading books in education and educational research by major scholars in these fields. "

Related Databases

PAIS international in print.
New York, N.Y. : Public Affairs Information Service, Inc., 1991-
SAL3 » Stacks » Z7163 .P3 V.20 2011
Indexes selected books, government documents, and periodical articles on contemporary public issues and the making of public policy.
PolicyFile [electronic resource] : public policy research and analysis.
Alexandria, VA : Chadwyck-Healey, [199-]-
Provides online access to abstracts and full-text articles on public policy research and analysis from think tanks, university research programs, research organizations and publishers
Worldwide political science abstracts [electronic resource].
[Bethesda, Md.] : Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, 2001-
Provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration/policy

Websites

Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy
"The Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy investigates efforts to improve the quality of teaching and learning, the teacher workforce, and the systems of support for teachers’ work, in various contexts and at multiple levels of the K-12 educational system."
EdSource - California policy news and data
"Independent and impartial, EdSource strives to advance the common good by developing and widely distributing trustworthy, useful information that clarifies complex K–14 issues and promotes thoughtful decisions about California’s public education system."
Edutopia: What Works in Public Education
"Edutopia.org: An in-depth and interactive resource, Edutopia.org offers practical, hands-on advice, real-world examples, lively contributions from practitioners, and invaluable tips and tools."
Forum for Education and Democracy
"The Forum for Education and Democracy is committed to the public, democratic role of public education – the preparation of engaged and thoughtful democratic citizens. We work to promote a public education system worthy of a democracy, one characterized by strong public schools, equity of educational resources, and supported by an involved citizenry."
IREPP: Institute for Research on Education Policy & Practice
"IREPP's mission is to support high quality, multi-disciplinary empirical research that is informed by collaboration with stakeholders and practitioners and that, in turn, informs the improvement of education policy and practice."
National Education Policy Center
"The mission of the National Education Policy Center is to produce and disseminate high-quality, peer-reviewed research to inform education policy discussions. We are guided by the belief that the democratic governance of public education is strengthened when policies are based on sound evidence."
PACE Policy Analysis for California
"PACE is an independent research center that aims to enrich education policy debates with sound analysis and hard evidence. From preschool, to K-12, to higher education, we are dedicated to carefully defining issues and assessing the effectiveness of policies and programs. PACE provides analysis and assistance to California policymakers, educators, and the public."
Right to Education Project
"The Right to Education Project aims to promote social mobilisation and legal accountability, looking to focus on the legal challenges to the right to education. The cornerstones of the Project is this wide-reaching website, ongoing research and a wide network of human rights and education activists. It is a partial continuation of the groundbreaking older Right to Education Project of the former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, Katarina Tomaševski."
Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE)
"SCOPE was founded in 2008 to foster research, policy, and practice strategies for educational quality and equality."
Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality
"The Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality has five objectives: to monitor these and other trends in poverty and inequality, to support scientific analysis of poverty and inequality, to develop science-based policy on poverty and inequality, to disseminate data and research on poverty and inequality, and to train the next generation of scholars and policy analysts."