Education policy : evidence of equity and effectiveness / Stephen Gorard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gorard, Stephen, author.

Series:

Policy Press scholarship online.

Policy Press scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 251 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Bristol : PolicyPress, 2018.

Summary:

Supported by twenty years of extensive, international research, this approachable text brings invaluable insights into the underlying problems within education policy, and proposes practical solutions for a brighter future.

Contents:

Policy approaches to widening participationCan contextualised admissions widen participation?; The leaky 'pipeline' to higher education; Conclusion; 11. The supply of professionals; Shortage of scientists; Supply of teachers; Conclusion; 12. Widening participation to other opportunities; Trajectories and determinants; Possible solutions; Learner identities; Conclusion; Part 3: Conclusion; 13. Where now for equity and effectiveness policy?; Examples of specific policy proposals; When policy-makers get it wrong; How policy could work with research; References; Index.

Differences between schools and school typesDifferences between teachers; Discussion; 7. School improvement; 'Hyper-analyses'; Single-study trials and reviews; Role of school leadership; Conclusion; 8. Learning beyond institutions; Evaluating out-of-hours interventions; Parental involvement; Informal learning; Conclusion; 9. The wider outcomes of schools as societies; School experience as a determinant of post-compulsory participation; Treatment of pupils by teachers; Enjoyment of school; Results of bespoke interventions; Conclusion; 10. Widening participation to higher education.

Differences linked to recorded sexParticipation in higher education (HE); Adult participation in education and training; Conclusion; Part 2: Possible explanations; 4. The clustering of access to schools; Why this clustering of pupils matters; Figures for England over time and place; Local school types; Conclusion; 5. Differential attainment at school; Background; Differences between countries and regions; Differences linked to student-reported sex; Discussion; 6. Differential school effects; Progress and contextualised scores; Problems with progress and contextualised scores.

Intro; EDUCATION POLICY; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of abbreviations; About the author; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part 1: Introduction; 1. Introduction: themes of the book; The policy evidence cycle; Structure of the book; 2. The nature of the evidence assembled; My approach to research; Methods used in this book; Conclusion; 3. Differential outcomes at school and beyond; Differences linked to family income; Differences linked to special educational needs (SEN); Differences linked to precise age-in-year; Differences linked to ethnicity; Differences linked to first language.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Apr 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781447342182

1447342186

9781447342212

1447342216

9781447342168

144734216X

OCLC:

1280907780