Law, education, politics, fairness : England's extreme legislation for education reform /: England's extreme legislation for education reform. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Dan Gibton.
• Authors: Gibton, Dan
• Contents: Cover; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; About the author; Foreword; Chapter 1 Introduction: Why study law-based education reform in England, and how to do so; Part 1: Law-based education reform; Chapter 2 Law-based education reform: The term, its origins, and its context; Chapter 3 Law-based education reform from theory to practice: Three cases; Chapter 4 From social democracy to neoliberalism? From the Education and Inspections Act, 2006, to the Education Act, 2011 (they''re not what you think). Part 2: Who is involved in England''s law-based education reform, and how?Chapter 5 The map of prominent figures in law-based reform, their views, and the roles they play; Chapter 6 Ideology and politics, past and present, in law-based reform; Chapter 7 Tinker, tailor, soldier, spy: Four cases and four figures in law-based reform; Chapter 8 The unique driving force of ''superheads'' in law-based reform; Part 3: Analysis and implications of England''s law-based reform; Chapter 9 Legislation''s role, short- and long-term impact, and governance. Chapter 10 Think tanks, local government, and the career cycle of playersChapter 11 Is legislation the remedy for school reform in England? Conclusion, afterthoughts, and insights on fairness and equity; Appendix: The methodological-conceptual framework and the structure of the study; References; Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Institute of Education Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 236 pages)
• Subjects: 344.4207; Education; LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice; Education -- Aims and objectives; Education and state; Educational change; EDUCATION -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General; Educational change -- England; Education and state -- England; Education -- Aims and objectives -- England; Education -- Aims and objectives -- England; Education and state -- England; Educational change -- England; England; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781782770374; 1782770372
• Related ISBNs: 9780854739226; 085473922X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-225) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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