Education Policy in Britain
3rd Edition
Published on 31. March 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-137-30955-6 (ISBN)
Description
This text provides a clear overview and assessment of the educational policy systems at work in the UK. Accessibly written and covering pre-school and Higher Education policy-making as well as Primary and Secondary, the author examines the evolution of education policy from the Education Act of '44 to the academies of today.
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Series
Edition
3rd ed. 2014
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
390 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-30955-6 (9781137309556)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-137-32038-4
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Clyde Chitty
Education Policy in Britain
Book
03/2014
3rd Edition
Red Globe Press
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Person
Clyde Chitty is Associate Professor at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK. He is author, co-author or editor of over thirty books and reports on education, including Eugenics, Race and Intelligence in Education and New Labour and Secondary Education, 1994-2010.
Content
1. Introduction.- 2. Why Education Matters.- 3. The Rise and Fall of the Post War Consensus.- 4. From Callaghan to Major: 1976-97.- 5. Diversity, Selection and the Measurement of Progress, 1997-2012.- 6. The Privatization of Education.- 7. The Changing Worlds of Education Policy.- 8. The Evolving Curriculum from 5 to 14.- 9. The 14-19 Continuum: Issues and Policies for Education and Training.- 10. Higher Education.- 11. Early Years and Childcare Strategies and the Concept of Lifelong Learning.- 12. Issues of Diversity, Equality and Citizenship.- Conclusion.