Roles, rights, and responsibilities in UK education : tensions and inequalities / Hilary McQueen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McQueen, Hilary, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Great Britain.

Education.

Right to education.

Great Britain.

Education--Aims and objectives--Great Britain.

Education--Aims and objectives.

Education and state--Great Britain.

Education and state.

Right to education--Great Britain.

Education--Parent participation--Great Britain.

Education--Parent participation.

Education--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

195 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

Roles, Rights, and Responsibilities in UK Education is an exploration of the complex education systems in the UK in relation to roles, rights, and responsibilities. It teases out contemporary dilemmas for all those involved in the structures and processes of learning. In spite of political rhetoric, changes in policy, and reams of research, the UK education system - a large - produce and reproduce social inequalities. McQueen explains some of the tensions and inequalities that are an inevitable part of any system and that vary in the degree of impetus for change or the benefit or harm they cause to individuals, communities, and society. She offers a philosophical perspective on the tensions and inequalities found throughout the book and shows the reader how they are bound up with the possibilities and demands for institutional, social, and individual recognition that continue to dominate education systems in the United Kingdom. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Preface / Chris Husbands Husbands, Chris 1

2 Governance: Preface / Meg Magaire Magaire, Meg 17

3 Learners: Preface / John Webber Webber, John 47

4 Parents: Preface / Miriam E. David David, Miriam E. 79

5 Teachers: Preface / Bryan Cunningham Cunningham, Bryan 105

6 Tensions and Inequalities Revisited: Roles, Rights, Responsibilities and Recognition Preface / Paddy McQueen McQueen, Paddy 133.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137398000

1137398000

OCLC:

886489612