School site leadership has commanded the attention of researchers and policymakers in
Anglo-American jurisdictions for at least two decades, but little is known about how many …

In a context of increased politicization led by state and federal policymakers, corporate
reformers, and for-profit educational organizations, The Politics of Education Policy in an Era …

The first edition of The Action Research Dissertation: A Guide for Students and Faculty was a
first-of-its-kind reference, distilling the authors' decades of action research experience into a …

Managerialism pervades the higher education literature in much the same way it is said to
have pervaded universities themselves. Yet, despite its ubiquity and importance …

Market-based reforms of public education do more than shape policy and curriculum; they
also influence educators' understanding of themselves as professionals, driving at the very …

As educational research becomes privatized, commodified and commercialized, research
relevance increasingly means being incorporated into neoliberal ideological and economic …

How do market-driven reforms and the privatization of public education reshape the
professional identities of teachers and school leaders? This timely and accessible book …

In this article, we examine the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) as an
example of a unique node within larger policy networks composed of new policy …

Educational Change and the Political Process brings together key ideas on both the system
of educational policy and the policy process in the United States. It provides students with a …

This article provides an introductory frame for this special issue dedicated to New Public
Management and the New Professional Educator. We will intoduce the five articles and how …