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This work considers the extent to which Wales has develped its own educational agenda in a range of areas from primary school to higher education. The limitations of this autonomy in relation to London are also examined.
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Richard Daugherty is an Honorary Professor in the Cardiff School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University. Professor Gareth Rees is Lecturer in Sociology in the School of Social and Administrative Studies at the University of Wales College of Cardiff. He is the author of Cities in Crisis (Edward Arnold, 1985) and has edited Poverty and Social Inequality in Wales (Croom Helm, 1980), Political Action and Social Identity (Macmillan, 1985), and Restructuring Capital (Macmillan, 1986).
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Hardback. Condition: Good. Education Policy-Making in Wales: Explorations in Devolved Governance (2000) Richard Daugherty, Robert Phillips, Gareth Rees (University of Wales Press) ISBN: 9780708316320 Condition: Good Sold by: Crappy Old Books Here?s a book with a title so calm, measured, and academically upright that you can practically hear it clearing its throat before speaking. Education Policy-Making in Wales: Explorations in Devolved Governance (2000) is exactly what it sounds like: a serious, properly Welsh, post-devolution look at how education decisions get made once power starts shifting closer to home. If you?ve ever wondered how a nation builds policy while also building the very machinery to make policy, this is your guided tour. Published by the University of Wales Press and carrying the reassuringly official ISBN 9780708316320 , it comes from that fascinating early era when devolution was still new enough to feel like an experiment, but real enough to require meetings, committees, consultation documents, and the kind of careful language that can turn ?we don?t agree? into ?there are differing perspectives.? This is governance in its natural habitat: earnest, procedural, quietly political, and occasionally fuelled by tea. The irony, of course, is that education is one of those areas everyone has strong feelings about, yet the actual process is often invisible, buried under acronyms and frameworks and the slow grind of ?implementation.? This book drags it into the light. It?s about the structures, the pressures, the competing aims, and the reality that ?policy? isn?t a single decision, it?s a chain of decisions made by humans in rooms, constrained by budgets, expectations, history, and the awkward fact that children inconveniently continue being born every year. And because it?s Wales, there?s a distinct flavour here: questions of national identity, language, local priorities, and how a devolved government distinguishes itself while still operating in a UK-wide context. It?s the sort of analysis that makes you realise that ?education policy? is never just about schools. It?s about the kind of country Wales wants to be, and who gets to shape that. This copy is in Good condition, meaning it?s sturdy, readable, and has the honest wear you?d expect from a book that has probably lived on a university shelf, been consulted for essays, and opened with noble intentions during revision season. Not pristine, not precious, but perfectly serviceable. Crappy Old Books style. A book that has seen daylight and survived. Ideal for students of Welsh politics, education studies, policy nerds, devolution historians, and anyone who enjoys the strange comfort of a book that explains how decisions are made, even if those decisions sometimes feel like they were made by rolling a biro across a committee table. Sold by Crappy Old Books . Good condition. A quietly fascinating snapshot of early devolved governance, where the institutions are still finding their feet and the policy conversations are already doing what they always do: trying to improve the future with paperwork, argument, and cautious optimism. Seller Inventory # 5209
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Condition: New. This work considers the extent to which Wales has develped its own educational agenda in a range of areas from primary school to higher education. The limitations of this autonomy in relation to London are also examined. Editor(s): Daugherty, Richard; Phillips, Robert; Rees, Gareth. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JNK; JNMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499. . 2000. hardcover. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780708316320
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