Education Policy
Introduction and Critical Issues
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 25. November 2026
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-041-04355-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book offers the reader a detailed insight into the development, enactment and impact of educational policy both nationally and internationally. It offers key debates in educational theory and development which can be utilised in teaching. The key questions it raises will stimulate discussion within seminars and academic writing. The discussions on research provide real-world examples of methodological approaches given undergraduate and postgraduate students ideas from which to develop their own projects.
Divided into 3 sections the book covers:
Key questions and policy directions
Issues and debates in education and policy
Becoming educationalists and policy shapers
Key reading for both undergraduate and postgraduate education studies students, this book will also appeal to policy makers and anyone else with an interest in policy in education.
Divided into 3 sections the book covers:
Key questions and policy directions
Issues and debates in education and policy
Becoming educationalists and policy shapers
Key reading for both undergraduate and postgraduate education studies students, this book will also appeal to policy makers and anyone else with an interest in policy in education.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced
Illustrations
9 s/w Tabellen, 4 s/w Zeichnungen, 4 s/w Abbildungen
9 Tables, black and white; 4 Line drawings, black and white; 4 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-041-04355-3 (9781041043553)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
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Book
approx. 11/2026
1st Edition
Routledge
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Persons
Dr Alexandra Hay is an award-winning educator and recipient of the prestigious National Teaching Fellowship (2025) for her leadership work at Manchester Metropolitan University. She is currently Programme Director for BA Education at Keele University, having previously served as Programme Leader for BA Education at Manchester Metropolitan University. Before moving into Higher Education, Alexandra taught in secondary schools for ten years. Her published research examines the transition from schoolteacher to academic and explores the lived realities of policy enactment in education.
Emmanuel Mufti is a Senior Lecturer BA Education at Manchester Metropolitan University. Previously he held posts at John Moores University and Liverpool Hope University. Publications include: Teaching & Learning and the Curriculum. Education Studies: An Introduction and Education Studies: Issues & Critical Perspectives.
Emmanuel Mufti is a Senior Lecturer BA Education at Manchester Metropolitan University. Previously he held posts at John Moores University and Liverpool Hope University. Publications include: Teaching & Learning and the Curriculum. Education Studies: An Introduction and Education Studies: Issues & Critical Perspectives.
Content
Part 1 Key questions and policy directions
1. Approaches to educational policy: the influence of politics and philosophy - Alexandra Hay and Jaqueline Dynes
2. Teaching in England today: critiques and challenges - Phil Denton, Karen Duffy, Alexandra Hay, Louise Quinn,
3. Children's rights, then and now - Kate Bacon and Jo McNulty
4. Inclusive education: critiques and challenges - Michelle Noble
Part 2: Issues and debates in education and policy
5. What about the girls? Exploring policy reforms, problematising school experiences and exposing inequalities in education. - Juliette Wilson- Thomas
6. What about the Boys? Understanding the 'boy problem' and its policy implications for schools and teachers: masculinity, misogyny and male role models- Mark Pulsford and Alexandra Hay
7. Global perspectives in education - Dimi Kaneva, Su Corcoran
8. Education Policy in China: Double Reduction, Policy Enactment and Tensions - Lu Pan, Aida Hanim A. Hamid, Rebecca Morris
9. The sociology of childhood - Mel Hall
10. The role of education for social (in)justice - Francesca McCarthy
11. Creative subversion in Education - challenging the notion of one size fits all - Emmanuel Mufti
Part 3: Becoming educationalists and policy shapers
12. A whistlestop tour through the process and pragmatics of writing a(n Education-based) dissertation - Claire Goodley, Bea Downing, Clare Gartland
13. Educational policy research in action: A showcase of undergraduate and doctoral student research-Alexandra Hay, Sayid Ahmed, Sarah Balfor, Janine Crosby Geoff Lewis, Samantha Waring, Silav Zakoli
1. Approaches to educational policy: the influence of politics and philosophy - Alexandra Hay and Jaqueline Dynes
2. Teaching in England today: critiques and challenges - Phil Denton, Karen Duffy, Alexandra Hay, Louise Quinn,
3. Children's rights, then and now - Kate Bacon and Jo McNulty
4. Inclusive education: critiques and challenges - Michelle Noble
Part 2: Issues and debates in education and policy
5. What about the girls? Exploring policy reforms, problematising school experiences and exposing inequalities in education. - Juliette Wilson- Thomas
6. What about the Boys? Understanding the 'boy problem' and its policy implications for schools and teachers: masculinity, misogyny and male role models- Mark Pulsford and Alexandra Hay
7. Global perspectives in education - Dimi Kaneva, Su Corcoran
8. Education Policy in China: Double Reduction, Policy Enactment and Tensions - Lu Pan, Aida Hanim A. Hamid, Rebecca Morris
9. The sociology of childhood - Mel Hall
10. The role of education for social (in)justice - Francesca McCarthy
11. Creative subversion in Education - challenging the notion of one size fits all - Emmanuel Mufti
Part 3: Becoming educationalists and policy shapers
12. A whistlestop tour through the process and pragmatics of writing a(n Education-based) dissertation - Claire Goodley, Bea Downing, Clare Gartland
13. Educational policy research in action: A showcase of undergraduate and doctoral student research-Alexandra Hay, Sayid Ahmed, Sarah Balfor, Janine Crosby Geoff Lewis, Samantha Waring, Silav Zakoli