The Education Debate (Policy and Politics in the Twenty-First Century) - Softcover

Stephen J. Ball

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1447339282 ISBN 13: 9781447339281

Publisher: Policy Press, 2017

Synopsis

Since the second edition of this book, the education debate has fiercened. Education policy must ensure economic productivity and competitiveness, but in recent years, debates about its contribution to the worsening of social inequality, particularly in relation to grammar schools, have become increasingly divisive. Ever-changing, stuttering policy can make this a field that's hard to keep track of... a problem that this book solves. Along with extensive updates, this third edition includes a new introduction and updated examples and references throughout. Ball examines new areas of focus, including the emphasis on neuroscience, the increased interest of business in education and the impact of austerity and precarity. Unlike so many other books on education policy, The education debate doesn't simply describe education policy, but captures key debates and themes in this fast-changing field.

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Review

"The Education Debate is one of the clearest and most insightful analyses of education policy I have ever read. In this new edition, Ball once again documents why his work is essential for our understanding of educational politics and processes. The book can serve as a model for how one can write about these complex issues."--Michael W. Apple, University of Wisconsin-Madison, on prior edition

"The Education Debate is a tour de force not only for its authority and penetration but also . . . its accessibility."

--Higher Education Review, on prior edition

"Insightful and wholly accessible and contributes to broader debates about education policy, initiatives, and economic imperatives found across public services."--Critical Social Policy, on prior edition

"His introduction to key concepts should be required reading both for those engaged in policy making processes and those seeking to influence change in education."--Runnymede Bulletin, on prior edition

"Ball provides the intellectual resources for understanding how education policy is produced, what it seeks to do, and what its effects are. Theoretically and empirically adroit, it is essential reading for all those needing to understand education policy and politics."

--Bob Lingard, University of Edinburgh, on prior edition

About the Author

Stephen J Ball is Distinguished Service Professor of Sociology of Education at the University College London, Institute of Education. He was elected Fellow of the British Academy in 2006; and is also Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences; and Society of Educational Studies, and a Laureate of Kappa Delta Phi; he has honorary doctorates from the Universities of Turku (Finland), and Leicester. He is co-founder and Managing Editor of the Journal of Education Policy. His main areas of interest are in sociologically informed education policy analysis and the relationships between education, education policy and social class. He has written 20 books and had published over 140 journal articles. Recent books: Edu.Net (Routledge 2017) and Foucault as Educator (Springer 2017).

About this edition

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1447339282
• ISBN 13: 9781447339281
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 256