Education policy
Subtitle: process, themes & impact
By: Les Bell & Howard Stevenson.
Contributors: Stevenson, Howard, 1963-
Publisher: New York : Routledge
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Education and state; Educational planning
Description: Education policy is high on the agenda of governments across the world, as global pressures focus increasing attention on its outcomes and implications for economic prosperity. This work makes connections and links to how this policy is formed and how it affects schools and colleges.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Policy and education; title: What is educational policy; title: Investigating the sites of policy development; title: Themes in educational policy; title: Educational policy and human capital; title: Education policy, citizenship and social justice; title: Accountability, autonomy and choice; title: The impact of educational policy; title: Policy, strategy and leadership (with Daniel Chan); title: Reconciling equity and economy - a case-study of educational action zones in England; title: Citizenship and social justice - developing education policy in multi-ethnic schools; title: Conclusion.