Spin Cycle: How Research Gets Used in Policy Debates--The Case of Charter Schools

by Jeffrey R. Henig

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One important aim of social science research is to provide unbiased information that can help guide public policies. However, social science is often construed as politics by other means. Nowhere is the polarized nature of social science research more visible than in the heated debate over charter schools. In Spin Cycle, noted political scientist and education expert Jeffrey Henig explores how controversies over the charter school movement illustrate...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0871543370

ISBN13:9780871543370

Release Date:December 2009

Publisher:Russell Sage Foundation

Length:309 Pages

Weight:1.07 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 8.8"

Related Subjects

Administration Education Education & Reference Education Theory Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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