
Policy and Education
Paul Adams(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 16. January 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-415-69758-3 (ISBN)
Description
Written specifically for education studies students, this accessible text offers a clear introduction to education policy. It aims to help the reader understand what is meant by educational policy, how policy can be made and the main discourses that have driven education.
Capturing the essential aspects of educational policy over the last thirty years, the book provides an overview of political themes in education demonstrating how education policy has progressed and the effect this and politics have had on schools. It then covers key themes such as performance, choice and professionalism to show how education policy is constructed and implemented and how this has impacted on education in practice.
Features include:
* activities that can be undertaken individually or as a group to promote discussion
* annotated further reading lists;
* chapter overviews and summaries
Written as part of the Foundations in Education Studies series, this timely textbook is essential reading for students coming to the study of education policy for the first time.
Capturing the essential aspects of educational policy over the last thirty years, the book provides an overview of political themes in education demonstrating how education policy has progressed and the effect this and politics have had on schools. It then covers key themes such as performance, choice and professionalism to show how education policy is constructed and implemented and how this has impacted on education in practice.
Features include:
* activities that can be undertaken individually or as a group to promote discussion
* annotated further reading lists;
* chapter overviews and summaries
Written as part of the Foundations in Education Studies series, this timely textbook is essential reading for students coming to the study of education policy for the first time.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
1 s/w Zeichnung, 1 s/w Abbildung
1 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
353 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-69758-3 (9780415697583)
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Person
Paul Adams is a lecturer at the University of Strathclyde, UK. His interests are in education policy, the politics of pedagogy and social and educational inclusion.
Content
1. Education Policy and Policy Making Part One: Current Political Discourses 2. Performance and Education 3. Choice and Education 4. Professionalism in Education Policy 5. Education and Wider Society Part Two: The Educational Consequences 6. Early Years Education 7. Primary Education Policy 8. Secondary Education Policy 9. Post Compulsory Education 10. Where Next? 11. Conclusion