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On Constructing a Framework for Policy Analysis in the Global Era

The Effects Of The Global Introduction Of Performance Standards And Regulations To Promote And Improve Education For All

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Learning and Doing Policy Analysis in Education

Part of the book series: Comparative and International Education ((CIEDV,volume 16))

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How is education policy made? What choices are preferable, for whom, in what context, and for what purpose? How are competing choices investigated before they are made into policy? In other words, how are current and potential policies analyzed to produce “usable knowledge”? How does policy analysis serve to enlighten current thinking, future policy studies, and prospective policy making?

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  1. Maria Teresa Tatto
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  1. Michigan State University, Michigan, USA

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Tatto, M.T. (2012). On Constructing a Framework for Policy Analysis in the Global Era. In: Tatto, M.T. (eds) Learning and Doing Policy Analysis in Education. Comparative and International Education, vol 16. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-933-6_1

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