Great mistakes in education policy : and how to avoid them in the future / Ruth Lupton and Debra Hayes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lupton, Ruth, author.

Hayes, Debra, 1960- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education and state.

Education and state--Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 206 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol University Press 2021

Summary:

Situating the cases of England and Australia within broader global policy trends, this book critically analyses what has gone wrong with education policy. Drawing on wide-ranging research, the authors issue a fundamental challenge to current policy orthodoxies, and identify policy alternatives to make education both better and fairer.

Contents:

Front cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of tables and boxes

List of abbreviations

Notes on the authors

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction

2. Setting the scene

3. Tests, tests, tests

4. Schooling that works for some but not for others

5. Teachers making less of a difference

6. Mistake #1: turning to the market

7. Mistake #2: letting test scores drive policy

8. Mistake #3: over-prescribing teachers' work

9. Mistake #4: misunderstanding educational inequalities

10. Mistake #5: leaving education out of education policy making

11. Synthetic phonics: a 'perfect storm' of policy mistakes

12. There are alternatives

References

Index

Back cover.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 23 Dec 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781447352488

1447352483

9781447352464

1447352467

OCLC:

1250069363