Education Policy Unravelled

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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This is a comprehensive introduction to the nature of contemporary education policy, its purposes and political formation which supports readers to engage in contemporary policy analysis. "Education Policy Unravelled" examines the nature of contemporary education policy, its purposes and political formation. It charts the continuity of policy development along neo-liberal lines, moving from New Labour to the emerging position of the Coalition government. Contrary to popular belief about recent radical change in education policy, the author team draw attention to the fact that there have been strong similarities and nuanced disagreements between successive modern governments. Written in an accessible style, the book contains a number of pedagogical features designed to appeal to students as a means to inform thinking and understanding around key policy issues. It is an invaluable guide for students engaging with education policy as it uses a variety of key elements of policy theory in order to support students through some of the complexities involved in contemporary policy analysis and critique.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-05-24
Mått:170 x 244 x 12 mm
Vikt:390 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Continuum Publishing Corporation
ISBN:9781441130730

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Gillian Forrester is Principal Lecturer and Deputy Centre Leader for Education and Childhood Studies at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. Dean Garratt is Reader in Education in the Faculty of Education and Children's Services at the University of Chester, UK.

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‘We need to talk about education policy, and Dean Garratt and Gillian Forrester have provided the scholarship and agenda to be able to do this and to do this well. This is an ambitious text and they have presented not only a framework for engaging with policy, but also the debates about key issues challenging the security of public education. They show that we need to talk about matters to do with the curriculum and workforce, in schools and the post compulsory sector, and that these discussions need to be linked to bigger issues of social justice and democratic renewal. This is a book worth reading and thinking about tough issues with, and it will help children, parents, professionals and researchers to directly engage with issues that directly affect their engagement with education.' Helen Gunter, Professor of Educational Policy, Leadership and Management, University of Manchester, UK

Innehållsförteckning

1. The Development of Education Policy in the Modern Era; 2. Education: Improvement or Control?; 3. Policy and Social Justice; 4. The Evolving Primary Curriculum; 5. Post-compulsory Education; 6. Economics of Education; 7. Education and Ethnicity; 8 Globalisation and Policy Borrowing; 9. Possibilities for Education Policy; References; Index.