Education Policy

Introduction and Critical Issues

AvAlexandra Hay,Emmanuel Mufti

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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This book offers the reader a detailed insight into the development, enactment and impact of educational policy both nationally and internationally. It offers key debates in educational theory and development which can be utilised in teaching. The key questions it raises will stimulate discussion within seminars and academic writing. The discussions on research provide real-world examples of methodological approaches given undergraduate and postgraduate students ideas from which to develop their own projects.Divided into 3 sections the book covers:Key questions and policy directionsIssues and debates in education and policyBecoming educationalists and policy shapersKey reading for both undergraduate and postgraduate education studies students, this book will also appeal to policy makers and anyone else with an interest in policy in education.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-11-25
Mått:174 x 246 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Education Studies Series
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781041043553

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Dr Alexandra Hay is an award‑winning educator and recipient of the prestigious National Teaching Fellowship (2025) for her leadership work at Manchester Metropolitan University. She is currently Programme Director for BA Education at Keele University, having previously served as Programme Leader for BA Education at Manchester Metropolitan University. Before moving into Higher Education, Alexandra taught in secondary schools for ten years. Her published research examines the transition from schoolteacher to academic and explores the lived realities of policy enactment in education.Emmanuel Mufti is a Senior Lecturer BA Education at Manchester Metropolitan University. Previously he held posts at John Moores University and Liverpool Hope University. Publications include: Teaching & Learning and the Curriculum. Education Studies: An Introduction and Education Studies: Issues & Critical Perspectives.

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Part 1 Key questions and policy directions 1. Approaches to educational policy: the influence of politics and philosophy - Alexandra Hay and Jaqueline Dynes2. Teaching in England today: critiques and challenges – Phil Denton, Karen Duffy, Alexandra Hay, Louise Quinn,3. Children's rights, then and now – Kate Bacon and Jo McNulty4. Inclusive education: critiques and challenges - Michelle NoblePart 2: Issues and debates in education and policy 5. What about the girls? Exploring policy reforms, problematising school experiences and exposing inequalities in education. - Juliette Wilson- Thomas6. What about the Boys? Understanding the ‘boy problem’ and its policy implications for schools and teachers: masculinity, misogyny and male role models- Mark Pulsford and Alexandra Hay 7. Global perspectives in education - Dimi Kaneva, Su Corcoran8. Education Policy in China: Double Reduction, Policy Enactment and Tensions – Lu Pan, Aida Hanim A. Hamid, Rebecca Morris9. The sociology of childhood - Mel Hall 10. The role of education for social (in)justice - Francesca McCarthy11. Creative subversion in Education – challenging the notion of one size fits all - Emmanuel Mufti Part 3: Becoming educationalists and policy shapers 12. A whistlestop tour through the process and pragmatics of writing a(n Education-based) dissertation – Claire Goodley, Bea Downing, Clare Gartland13. Educational policy research in action: A showcase of undergraduate and doctoral student research-Alexandra Hay, Sayid Ahmed, Sarah Balfor, Janine Crosby Geoff Lewis, Samantha Waring, Silav Zakoli