Shaping education policy : power and process / edited by Douglas E. Mitchell, Robert L. Crowson, and Dorothy Shipps.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Paul Peterson -- The surprising history of education policy 1950 to 2010 / Douglas E. Mitchell -- An enduring issue : the relationship between political democracy and educational effectiveness / Betty Malen -- The influence of practice on policy / David K. Cohen and Susan L. Moffitt -- Education politics and policy in an era of evidence / Jane Hannaway and Joel Mittleman -- The market for schooling / Douglas N. Harris and John F. Witte -- Civil rights for individuals and groups / Tedi K. Mitchell and Douglas E. Mitchell -- Education politics and equity policy since 1950 : from rights to accountability / Carolyn A. Brown and Bruce S. Cooper -- Curriculum politics and educational productivity / David N. Plank and Bob L. Johnson, Jr. -- Path dependence in German and American public education : the persistence of institutional difference in a globalizing world / Heinz-Dieter Meyer -- Governance in urban school systems : redrawing institutional boundaries / Kenneth K. Wong and Emily Farris -- Education as civic good : children's services perspectives / Robert L. Crowson, Claire E. Smrekar, and Jo Bennett -- The politics of educational reform : idea champions and policy windows / Dorothy Shipps -- What have we learned about shaping education policy? / Douglas E. Mitchell, Dorothy Shipps, and Robert L. Crowson.