Policy and Education
1st Edition
Published on 21. January 2014
192 pages
978-1-136-49299-0 (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
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
1 s/w Abbildung, 1 s/w Zeichnung
1 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and white
File size
1,50 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-136-49299-0 (9781136492990)
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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
Introduction, Paul Adams; Part 1 The context, Paul Adams; Chapter 1 Political ideology, Paul Adams; Chapter 2 Education policy and policy-making, Paul Adams; Part 2 The phases of education, Paul Adams; Chapter 3 Secondary schools, Paul Adams; Chapter 4 Primary matters, Paul Adams; Part 3 Political discourses, Paul Adams; Chapter 5 Markets, Paul Adams; Chapter 6 Choice and diversity, Paul Adams; Chapter 7 Professionalism, Paul Adams; Chapter 8 Performance and accountability, Paul Adams; Chapter 9 The future?, Paul Adams;
