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Spin cycle : how research is used in policy debates : the case of charter schools /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Henig, Jeffrey R., 1951-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Russell Sage Foundation : The Century Foundation, [2008]
Subjects:
Charter schools > Political aspects > United States.
Charter schools > Government policy > United States.
Education > Research > Political aspects > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • The New York Times/AFT charter school controversy
  • Informed democracy : an ideal and its skeptics
  • How cool research gets in hot waters : privatization, school choice, and charter schools
  • Research in the public eye : personalization, polarization, and politicization
  • Research outside the spotlight : accumulation, convergence, contingency
  • Follow the money : the role of funding in the politicization of education research
  • How research reaches the public ear : old media and new
  • Can the ideal of informed democracy be revived?