Great mistakes in education policy : and how to avoid them in the future /

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 ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Lupton, Ruth (Author), Hayes, Debra, 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2021.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Education and state.
Education and state > Cross-cultural studies.
Éducation > Politique gouvernementale.
Éducation > Politique gouvernementale > Études transculturelles.
EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General.
Education and state
e-books.
Cross-cultural studies
Livres numériques.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Setting the scene
  • Tests, tests, tests
  • Schooling that works for some but not for others
  • Teachers making less of a difference
  • Mistake #1: turning to the market
  • Mistake #2: letting test scores drive policy
  • Mistake #3: over-prescribing teachers' work
  • Mistake #4: misunderstanding educational inequalities
  • Mistake #5: leaving education out of education policy making
  • Synthetic phonics: a 'perfect storm' of policy mistakes
  • There are alternatives.

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