Product Description: Denis Lawton was director of the Institute of Education, University of London, from 1983 to 1989, and has held many positions of distinction within education during his long career. Introduced by an overview of Denis Lawton’s work, and concluding with an interview with the subject himself, this collection of essays pays tribute to his work in different ways...read more

Product Description: The first part of this lecture reflects on the disadvantaged London lives many of the capital's children are presently forced to experience and the implications this has for their schooling. The later part commends aspects of the writings of two long-dead Londoners―the eminent lawyer, Thomas More, and the great political polemicist and literacy critic, William Hazlitt...read more

Product Description: This book is a rallying cry to teachers at a time when many in the profession feel profoundly pessimistic about their work and the future of education. In this uplifting book, David Halpin suggests ways of putting the hope back into education, exploring the value of and need for utopian thinking in discussions of the purpose of education and school policy...read more

Product Description: * What is the background to and significance of policies of devolution and choice in education that are currently fashionable in many parts of the world?* What has been the actual impact of these policies on school managers, teachers, students and local communities?* How might equity be preserved in systems of education where increased responsibility is delegated to the level of the school?This book examines recent school reforms in England and Wales, the USA, Australia, New Zealand and Sweden...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Prompted by the increasing number of attempts in various parts of the world to restructure and deregulate state schooling, this book sets out what we know of the theory and practice of devolved systems and considers the reasons for this policy shift and its consequences for efficiency, effectiveness, and equity within educational systems...read more

Product Description: The methodology researching of educational policy is the subject of this book. It takes a "behind the scenes" look at the conducting, the analysis and the interpretation of research carried out into educational policy issues revolving around the 1988 Education Reform Act...read more

Product Description: Beginning with an introduction to the concept of grant-maintained status and the debate surrounding the policy, this study draws on data and interviews with those involved in education in the UK, and includes comparisons with similar strategies in the USA, Europe and New Zealand...read more