Clio at the Table Using History to Inform and Improve Education Policy
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The Editors: Kenneth K. Wong is the first Walter and Leonore Annenberg Professor for Education Policy and Professor of Education at Brown University. He is Chair of the Education Department and Director of the Master’s in Urban Education Policy Program and is Professor of Education, Political Science, and Public Policy. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.Robert Rothman is Senior Editor at the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University and the editor of its quarterly journal, Voices in Urban Education. He was the editor of City Schools: How Districts and Communities Can Create Smart Education Systems. He received a B.A. from Yale University.
«This broad-ranging collection of essays admirably fulfills its goals: to explore the connections between the discipline of history and the practices and problems of policymaking concerning American education. It will appeal greatly to scholars and practitioners alike.» (James T. Patterson, Professor Emeritus of History, Brown University)<br /> «This is an exceptionally valuable collection, combining essays by a select group of education historians who are unusually attuned to the contemporary policy scene and essays by scholars of contemporary education policy who are unusually informed about historical trends.» (Jeffrey R. Henig, Author of ‘Spin Cycle: How Research is Used in Policy Debates: The Case of Charter Schools’)<br /> «No one contemplating the virtues or perils of proposed education reforms should proceed in a historical vacuum. And anyone wanting solid evidence of how good historical scholarship can enrich contemporary debates should start with this volume, which honors one of the great statesmen of American education history.» (Michael J. Feuer, Executive Director, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Washington, D.C.)
«This broad-ranging collection of essays admirably fulfills its goals: to explore the connections between the discipline of history and the practices and problems of policymaking concerning American education. It will appeal greatly to scholars and practitioners alike.» (James T. Patterson, Professor Emeritus of History, Brown University)<br /> «This is an exceptionally valuable collection, combining essays by a select group of education historians who are unusually attuned to the contemporary policy scene and essays by scholars of contemporary education policy who are unusually informed about historical trends.» (Jeffrey R. Henig, Author of ‘Spin Cycle: How Research is Used in Policy Debates: The Case of Charter Schools’)<br /> «No one contemplating the virtues or perils of proposed education reforms should proceed in a historical vacuum. And anyone wanting solid evidence of how good historical scholarship can enrich contemporary debates should start with this volume, which honors one of the great statesmen of American education history.» (Michael J. Feuer, Executive Director, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Washington, D.C.)
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Biografisk notat
The Editors: Kenneth K. Wong is the first Walter and Leonore Annenberg Professor for Education Policy and Professor of Education at Brown University. He is Chair of the Education Department and Director of the Master’s in Urban Education Policy Program and is Professor of Education, Political Science, and Public Policy. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.Robert Rothman is Senior Editor at the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University and the editor of its quarterly journal, Voices in Urban Education. He was the editor of City Schools: How Districts and Communities Can Create Smart Education Systems. He received a B.A. from Yale University.