Making sense of education policy : studies in the sociology and politics of education / Geoff Whitty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whitty, Geoff.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education and state--England.

Education and state.

Educational change.

England.

Education and state--Wales.

Wales.

Educational change--England.

Educational change--Wales.

Physical Description:

viii, 168 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Paul Chapman ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2002.

Summary:

Using the resources of sociology and the politics of education, this book considers changes in educational policy throughout the 1990s. Geoff Whitty shows how the wider sociologcal perspectives can help us to appreciate the limits as well as the possibilities of educational change. Whitty illustrates this through studies of curriculum innovation, school choice, teacher professionalism and school improvement. He considers how far education policy can be used to foster social inclusion and social justice and concludes with an assessment of New Labour education policy in these terms. Education policy in England and Wales is dealt with, as well as comparisons with contemporary education policy in other countries. This book is relevant to students of education at Masters and Doctoral levels, students of social policy, and policymakers.

Contents:

1. Introduction: sociology and education policy 1

2. School knowledge and social education / Peter Aggleton, Gabrielle Rowe 27

3. Devolution and choice in three countries / Sally Power 46

4. Re-forming teacher professionalism for new times 64

5. Consumer rights versus citizen rights in contemporary education policy 79

6. The overt and hidden curricula of quasi-markets / Sally Power 94

7. School improvement and social inclusion: limits and possibilities 107

8. New Labour, education policy and educational research 126.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-164) and index.

ISBN:

0761974512

0761974520

OCLC:

49044116