Education Policy in Britain
2nd Edition
Published on 16. June 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-0-230-22278-6 (ISBN)
Description
Thenew edition of this text by a leading authority provides a comprehensive but critical assessment of the making of education policy in Britain today covering pre-school and higher as well as primary and secondary education - and taking full account of the impact of devolution.
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Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
4 black & white tables
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
368 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-230-22278-6 (9780230222786)
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Previous edition
Clyde Chitty | John Benyon
Education Policy in Britain
Book
08/2004
Palgrave MacMillan
€48.46
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Person
CLYDE CHITTY is Goldsmiths Professor of Policy and Management in Education, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK. He is author, co-author or editor of over thrity books and reports on education, including Thirty Years On (with Carolin Benn) and Eugenics, Race and Intelligence in Education.
Content
Introduction Why Education Matters The Rise and Fall of the Post War Consensus From Callaghan to Major: 1976-97 Education and New Labour The Privatization of Education The Changing Worlds of Education Policy The Evolving Curriculum from 5 to 14 The 14-19 Continuum: Issues and Policies for Education and Training Higher Education Pre-School Provision and Lifelong Learning Issues of Diversity, Equality and Citizenship Conclusion