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Education Policy
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Education Policy



November 2012 | 224 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
'A splendid read. Via interviews with several Secretaries of State for Education and a supporting analytical commentary, Education Policy provides a fascinating insight and historical appraisal of English policy rationale'
-Dr David Kitchener, Reader in Education, University of Bolton

'This book should be compulsory reading, not only for people interested in the history of education policy but also for policy makers, to remind them of what has gone before'
-Dr Andrew Townsend, University of Nottingham

From Butler to Balls and beyond, this essential book illuminates educational issues in England and Wales since WWII, drawing on extensive documentary evidence. Inside you will find in-depth interviews with former Secretaries of State for Education and other key decision-makers, including:

- Ed Balls

- David Blunkett

- Michael Gove

- Alan Johnson

- Ruth Kelly

The interviews cover the historical context of their period of office and the lasting legacy of their policies.

This is a must-read for Masters-level students on Education courses and PGCE programmes, and will be valuable to undergraduates studying modern history and social policy.

Ian Abbott is Director of the Warwick Institute of Education.

Mike Rathbone was previously Director of Continuing Professional Development in the Institute of Education.

Phil Whitehead is the course leader for the secondary PGCE (Teach First).

All are at the University of Warwick.

 
INTRODUCTION
 
PART ONE: 1944-1979: POST-WAR CONSENSUS
 
1944-1960: The Post-War Consensus: Education for All?
 
1960-1969: A Decade of Social and Legislative Innovation
 
1970-1979: The Breakdown of Consensus
 
PART TWO: 1979-1997: MARKETISATION AND COMPETITION
 
1979-1987: Introduction of Competition into Education
 
1988-1992: Education Reform: A Period of Turbulence
 
1992-1997: Education Practice under the Microscope
 
PART THREE: 1997-2010: BLAIR AND BEYOND
 
1997-2001: The First Labour Government since 1979
 
2001-2007: The Second Phase of the Labour Government
 
2007-2010: The Final Part of the New Labour Project
 
2010 AND BEYOND: INTERESTING TIMES
 
APPENDIX: TABLE OF MINISTERS/SECRETARIES OF STATE 1945-PRESENT

A very useful text for students studying at all levels. Covers key themes and debates within education policy.

Miss Charlotte Jones
Warwick Institute of Education, Warwick University
September 20, 2013

provides some good background information on UK Education Policy

Ms Jay Henry
Institute of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University
September 20, 2013

I have been looking for a text book that covers the ground in an engaging and comprehensive manner that would be accessable for first year undergraduates; and this is it!

Mr Iain Campbell-King
Faculty of Health and Social Care (Southwark), London South Bank University
June 27, 2013

A fantastic and erudite text. All beginning and seasoned educationalists need to read this.

Ms Therese Lewis
Education (Coach Lane), Northumbria University
June 19, 2013

A useful addition

Ms Sally Howard
Warwick Institute of Education, Warwick University
May 8, 2013

This is an excellent book for Education Studies students. A very accessible text for undergraduates, which at the same time is very scholarly and extremely informative.

Dr Gill Forrester
Faculty of Educ, Community & Leisure, Liverpool John Moores University
April 30, 2013

This was an interesting read and an authoritative resource for occasional reference for issues relating to UK education.
A chronological account of the development of policy however does not offer the sort of analysis required by my MA students to study policy developments in a global context.

Mr Trevor Davies
Institute of Education, Reading University
March 28, 2013

An excellent summary of the way policy has developed in the UK.

Mrs Branwen Bingle
Institute of Education, Worcester University
March 27, 2013

Recommended for the the more able student of education policy

Mrs Chelle Davison
Education , Leeds Metropolitan University
March 17, 2013

Comprehensive and accessible text which covers key UK governmental ideologies and political change

Miss Laura Ashton
Health , Burnley College
February 27, 2013

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