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100 1 $aHenig, Jeffrey R.,$d1951-
245 10 $aSpin cycle :$bhow research is used in policy debates : the case of charter schools /$cJeffrey R. Henig.
260 $aNew York :$bRussell Sage Foundation :$bCentury Foundation,$cc2008.
300 $aix, 297 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 273-285) and index.
505 0 $aThe New York Times/AFT charter school controversy -- Informed democracy : an ideal and its skeptics -- How cool research gets in hot waters : privatization, school choice, and charter schools -- Research in the public eye : personalization, polarization, and politicization -- Research outside the spotlight : accumulation, convergence, contingency -- Follow the money : the role of funding in the politicization of education research -- How research reaches the public ear : old media and new -- Can the ideal of informed democracy be revived?
520 $a"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 R. Henig explores how controversies over the charter school movement illustrate the use and misuse of research in policy debates. Henig's compelling narrative reveals that, despite all of the political maneuvering on the public stage, research on school choice has gradually converged on a number of widely accepted findings. This quiet consensus shows how solid research can supersede partisan cleavages and sensationalized media headlines."--Jacket.
650 0 $aCharter schools$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States.
650 0 $aCharter schools$xGovernment policy$zUnited States.
650 0 $aEducation$xResearch$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States.
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