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Teach truth to power : how to engage in education policy

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, [2021]Description: 238 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780262543224
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LC89.G37
Contents:
Setting the context -- Part 1. The Shift. Who sets policy? -- Politicians and knowledge -- The problems with research -- Research use in policymaking is an interactive process -- Asked, brought, inside, outside -- Part 2. Learning the Craft. Build relationships with politicians before they are politicians -- The influence of unlikely allies -- Using the research to predict policy outcomes -- From practical problems to direct asks -- Translating research for a policy context: The research one-pager -- Answers, advocacy, activism, and frameworks -- Teach to champion -- A renewed role for academics in education policy.
Summary: "Garcia lays out tactics for researchers to fully engage in education policy by directly engaging with politicians -- at levels from local to national -- both before and after they are elected"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Books Asian University for Women Library Non-fiction General Stacks LC89.G37 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 031665
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Setting the context -- Part 1. The Shift. Who sets policy? -- Politicians and knowledge -- The problems with research -- Research use in policymaking is an interactive process -- Asked, brought, inside, outside -- Part 2. Learning the Craft. Build relationships with politicians before they are politicians -- The influence of unlikely allies -- Using the research to predict policy outcomes -- From practical problems to direct asks -- Translating research for a policy context: The research one-pager -- Answers, advocacy, activism, and frameworks -- Teach to champion -- A renewed role for academics in education policy.

"Garcia lays out tactics for researchers to fully engage in education policy by directly engaging with politicians -- at levels from local to national -- both before and after they are elected"-- Provided by publisher.

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