Repositioning Politics in Education’s Circle of Knowledge

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ID9735456
AuthorsLorraine M Mcdonnell (LORRAINE M. McDONNELL is a professor of political science at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Department of Political Science, Santa Barbara, CA 93106–9420; . She was the 2008–2009 AERA president. Her research focuses on the politics of education policies, their design and implementation, and effects on school practice., corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume38
Issue6
Pages417-427
Publication date2009-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational Researcher (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-189X • E-ISSN: 1935-102X
PublisherAmerican Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3102/0013189x09342584
OpenAlexW2102116204
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited31

The model implicit in most research on the politics of education assumes that political factors such as interest group support and opposition shape policy. However, because this perspective yields incomplete information about the educational enterprise, researchers should not just ask what kinds of policies politics creates but also reverse the causal arrow to examine what kinds of politics result from different policies. In addressing this question, the concept of policy feedback focuses analytical attention on the institutional structures and rules policies establish, the elite and public interpretations of those policies, the interests that are mobilized, and how these factors interact to shape future policies

Arrow · Economics · Elite · Epistemology · Law and economics · Opposition (politics · Perspective (graphical · Policy analysis · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Public policy · Public relations · Sociology · Computer Science · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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