Education Policy & Politics

This book aims to posit theory as a central component to the study of education policy and education more broadly. It provides clear, introductory entries into contemporary critical theories and their take up in education policy studies, offering a generative invitation to further reading, thought a..

This book aims to posit theory as a central component to the study of education policy and education more broadly. It provides clear, introductory entries into contemporary critical theories and their take up in education policy studies, offering a generative invitation to further reading, thought a..

Education Policy Perils provides educators and those interested in the future of public education with research-based and practical analyses of some of the foremost issues facing public schools today...

_x005F_x000D_ Referred to as 'one of Britain's most original thinkers and writers' (B. Tonkin in Independent 19.2.2010) and 'Britain's most famous anarchist', Colin Ward wrote extensively about positive and practical examples from the past and present of the anarchist spirit or the 'social principle..

_x000D_ Referred to as 'one of Britain's most original thinkers and writers' (B. Tonkin in Independent 19.2.2010) and 'Britain's most famous anarchist', Colin Ward wrote extensively about positive and practical examples from the past and present of the anarchist spirit or the 'social principle' in e..

In recent years a number of popular books have savaged religion arguing it is a dangerous delusion that poisons human societies and relationships. This is but the most recent manifestation of a secularising agenda that has been sweeping contemporary democratic societies since the Enlightenment. This..

In recent years a number of popular books have savaged religion arguing it is a dangerous delusion that poisons human societies and relationships. This is but the most recent manifestation of a secularising agenda that has been sweeping contemporary democratic societies since the Enlightenment. This..

Drawing on case-study research of initiatives aimed at increasing gender equality in schools in Kenya and South Africa, this book looks at how global frameworks on gender, education and poverty are interpreted in local settings and the politics of implementation._x000D_  ..

Within this edited volume, expert authors from around the globe explore the meaning(s) of educational accountability within their national and local contexts. They investigate the function, operations, and, more importantly, the outcomes of educational accountability, inspection, and testing within ..

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Educational policies explicitly implemented in order to reduce educational gaps and promote access and success for disenfranchised youth can backfire—and often have the unintended result of widening those gaps. In this interdisciplinary collection of case studies, contributors examine cases of polic..