A Political Explanation of Policy Selection
The Case of Urban School Reform
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6329614 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Frederick M He, Frederick M Hess (University of Virginia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 459-473 |
| Publication date | 1999-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy Studies Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0190-292X • E-ISSN: 1541-0072 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1541-0072.1999.tb01980.x |
| OpenAlex | W1991965138 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 44 |
Amid the torrent of reform activity in urban school systems, some proposals fare better than others. The traditional technocratic presumption is that reforms are chosen for their educational merit. I suggest that, to the contrary, institutional incentives encourage urban policymakers to emphasize symbolic appeal. Data from a 1995 study of 57 urban districts are used to compare the fate of two school reforms. The more symbolically attractive reform was supported, proposed, and enacted much more widely, although neither research nor observer responses suggested its superiority
Appeal · Economics · Incentive · Political science · Politics · Presumption · Selection (genetic algorithm · Technocracy · Urban politics · Law · Policy Transfer and Learning · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · School Choice and Performance
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Getting to Scale with Good Educational Practice
Agendas, alternatives, and public policies
Conflict and Rhetoric in French Policymaking
Tinkering toward Utopia
Turbulence in American Secondary Schools
Urban School Chiefs Under Fire
The powers of problem definition
Professionalization as a Policy Choice
Interstate Competition and State Strategies to Deregulate Interstate Banking 1982-1988
Policy Innovativeness as a Trait of American States
Outputs and Outcomes of State Workmen's Compensation Laws
Radon and Asbestos
Problem Definitions and Policy Agendas
Policy Influence and Policy Responsiveness in State Pollution Control
Problem Definition, Agenda Access, and Policy Choice
Recycling
The New Approach to Economic Development
Tax Innovation in the States
The Politics of Community Conflict
Rejoinder to "Comment" by Jack L. Walker
Causal Stories and the Formation of Policy Agendas
Leadership and Interaction Patterns in the Diffusion of Innovations Among the American States
Innovation in the States
Patterns of Adoption of Tort Law Innovations
Explaining the Differences in State Lobby Regulation
Party Competition and Welfare Policies in the American States
State Lottery Adoptions as Policy Innovations
Women's Associations and the Enactment of Mothers' Pensions in the United States
The Diffusion of Innovations among the American States
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2020 (21) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |