Devolution and choice in education. The school, the state, and the market.
Language: English
Published by Buckingham [England], Open University Press, 1998
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vi, 170 S. Ehem. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Signatur und Stempel. GUTER Zustand, ein paar Gebrauchsspuren. Ex-library with stamp and library-signature. GOOD condition, some traces of use. K02151 9780335197118 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.
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- Title
- Devolution and choice in education. The school, the state, and the market.
- Author
- Whitty, Geoff:
- Publisher
- Buckingham [England], Open University Press
- Publication year
- 1998
- Condition
- Gut
- Binding
- Softcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0335197116
- ISBN 13
- 9780335197118
- Item weight
- 550 grams
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* What has been the actual impact of these policies on school managers, teachers, students and local communities?
* How might equity be preserved in systems of education where increased responsibility is delegated to the level of the school?
This book examines recent school reforms in England and Wales, the USA, Australia, New Zealand and Sweden. It suggests that, at the same time as appearing to devolve power to individual schools and parents, governments have actually been increasing their own capacity to 'steer' the system at a distance. Focusing particularly on the 'quasi-markets' favoured by the New Right, the authors review the research evidence on the impact of the reforms to date. They conclude that there is no strong evidence to support the educational benefits claimed by the proponents of the reforms and considerable evidence that they are enabling advantaged schools and advantaged parents to maximise their advantages. They suggest that, if these damaging equity effects are to be avoided, there is an urgent need to redress the balance between consumer rights and citizen rights in education.
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About the Author
Sally Power is a lecturer in education in the National Development Centre for Educational Management and Policy in the School of Education at the University of Bristol. Her research interests include the sociology of education and the secondary school curriculum. She is author of The Pastoral and the Academic: Conflict and Contradiction in the Curriculum and co-author of Grant Maintained Schools: Education in the Marketplace.
David Halpin is Professor of Education at Goldsmiths College, University of London, where he is responsible for research development. He is a former Deputy Headteacher of a comprehensive school in the north of England and has been a lecturer at the University of Warwick. He is co-author of Grant Maintained Schools: Education in the Marketplace and co-editor of Researching Education Policy: Ethical and Methodological Issues.
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