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020			_a0-8058-4461-9
050			_aH 97 .H43 2004
100			_aHeck, R.H.
245		0	_aStudying education and social policy: theoretical concepts and research methods
260			_aNew Jersey _bLawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers _c2004
300			_axxv, 381p.
500			_aThis book introduces beginning researchers to the study of educational and social policy, how it has been examined from a scholarly perspective and the issues to consider in conceptualising and carrying out policy research. Reveals issues and challenges that are related to the study of the policy process with chapters on federalism and policymaking. Examines various conceptual frameworks and theories for the study of policy with chapters on political culture and policymaking. Looks at research methods for studying policy and presents several issues for further consideration in carrying out policy research.
650			_aEducation|Public Policy|Research
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