How Paradigms Create Politics: The Transformation of American Educational Policy, 1980-2001

Autor/in	Mehta, Jal
Titel	How Paradigms Create Politics: The Transformation of American Educational Policy, 1980-2001
Quelle	In: American Educational Research Journal, 50 (2013) 2, S.285-324 (40 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-8312
DOI	10.3102/0002831212471417
Schlagwörter	Educational Policy; Educational Change; Politics of Education; Educational Development; Educational History; Interviews; School Restructuring; Accountability; Ideology; Political Attitudes; Change Strategies; Intellectual History; Educational Research; Position Papers; Content Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsreform; Educational policy; Bildungsentwicklung; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schulreformplan; Schulumwandlung; Verantwortung; Ideologie; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Lösungsstrategie; Geistesgeschichte; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Positionspapier; Inhaltsanalyse
Abstract	American educational policy was rapidly transformed between 1980 and 2001. Accountability was introduced into a sphere that had long been loosely coupled, both major political parties reevaluated longstanding positions, and significant institutional control over the schooling shifted to the federal government for the first time in the nation's history. These changes cannot be explained by conventional theories such as interest groups, rational choice, and historical institutionalism. Drawing on extensive archival research and more than 80 interviews, this article argues that this transformation can be explained by a changed policy paradigm which restructured the political landscape around education reform. More generally, while previous scholars have observed that "policies create politics" it should also be recognized that "paradigms create politics". (Contains 3 tables, 1 figure, and 28 notes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10