Recent Research on Intergovernmental Relations in Education Policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9731018 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael W Kirst (Stanford University, School of Education, Mail Code 3096, Stanford, CA 94305. He is also a faculty affiliate with the Department of Political Science, has a courtesy appointment with the Graduate School of Business, is Co-Director of Policy Analysis for California Education (consortium of Stanford, UC-Berkeley, and USC, a California state education policy research group funded by the Hewlett Foundation), and is a member of the management and research staff of CPRE, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 18-22 |
| Publication date | 1995-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Researcher (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-189X • E-ISSN: 1935-102X |
| Publisher | American Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3102/0013189x024009018 |
| OpenAlex | W1990019405, W4240485763 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 14 |
he history of intergovernmental relations in education policy has been dominated by regulations, categorical programs, and technical assistance by higher levels of government to stimulate or require lower levels to make changes in policy and practice (Kirst & Jung, 1986). There have been many metaphors to depict education policy within intergovernmental relations including marble cake or a picket fence. The marble cake recognizes that the federal, state, and local levels are not distinct, and policy spills over from one level to another. The picket fence metaphor is based on categorical programs like Title I or special education whereby the federal and state levels try to mandate or stimulate specific local programs. Each picket in the fence includes administrators (e.g., vocational education) at all levels of government, and auditors to ensure that federal/state funds are spent within a separate picket. Intergovernmental policies have more to do with legitimating change or with structure than with the nature of teaching or classroom practice. A useful metaphor is that of an ecology of games that are largely separate, but do interact and provide inputs to each intergovernmental unit. For example, there is a state legislative game, a state administrative game, a district and school administration
Education policy · Educational research · Higher education · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Policy analysis · Political science · Regional science · Sociology · Educational Assessment and Improvement · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities · Law · Psychology · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
Designing Coherent Education Policy
When Federalism Works
Handbook of teaching and policy
Tinkering toward Utopia
Systemic school reform
The Many Meanings of Research Utilization
Educational Policy as an Ecology of Games
Reflections on “The Disassembly of the Federal Educational Role”
The National Interest and the Federal Role in Education
How Common is Workplace Transformation and Who Adopts it
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1996 - 2016 (21) |
| Highly cited | No |