Educational Standards
Oxford University Press
Will be published approx. on 1. December 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
158 pages
978-0-19-726214-6 (ISBN)
Description
Educational standards have figured prominently in recent debates on educational policy across the world. This is the first time such a distinguished group of scholars have come together in the UK to discuss the different perspectives on this issue. The notion of standards is agreed to be defined within there social and historical contexts, making an accepted definition of acceptable standards a difficult, if not impossible task.
Reviews / Votes
There is much material here for those interested in the role of teacher professionalism in the determination of educational standards ... a short book which offers many interesting and worthwhile insights ... a worthwhile contribution to an important policy debate. Social PolicyMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-726214-6 (9780197262146)
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Persons
Author
Senior Research FellowProfessor of Sociology, University of Oxford; Fellow of the British Academy
Content
Harvey Goldstein and Anthony Heath, introduction; Alison Wolf, with discussion by Julia Whitburn and David Reynolds - a comparative perspective on educational standards; Richard Aldrich, with discussion by Gillian Sutherland, Anthony Heath, and Sig Prais - educational standards in historical perspective; Mike Cresswell, with discussion by John Gray, Lindsay Paterson, and Chelly Halsey - the role of public examinations in defining and monitoring standards; David J. Bartholomew, with discussion by Harvey Goldstein and Ian Plewis - the measurement of standards.