Education Policy

Dialectics of Knowing strengthens the philosophical basis of formal education that has been weakened by neoliberalism over the past thirty years. This book will help scholars and practitioners to transform their education theories and practices in ways that encourage democracy, emancipation, social ..

This book arrives at a defence of markets in educational provision, funding and regulation, through a philosophical challenge to justifications for state intervention in education...

Dimitris Chorafas argues that European educational standards, from primary schools through to universities, leave much to be desired. He then turns to employment. Already affected by problems with education, employment is fettered by structural issues, ranging from inflexible labour laws to heavy so..

A valuable and authoritative evaluation of the real impact Labour’s two terms have had on the British education system...

Bringing together a broad range of leading writers, this challenging and hard-hitting book offers a wealth of innovative ideas to make schooling much more relevant to modern society...

Bringing together a broad range of leading writers, this challenging and hard-hitting book offers a wealth of innovative ideas to make schooling much more relevant to modern society...

The effects of the de-regulation of the Chinese University system have been nothing short of spectacular. This fascinating book examines China’s higher education system, and how it’s new and unique blend of foreign and Chinese perspectives impact on both the lives of students and academics and wider..

This title was first published in 2000. Drawing on exclusive interviews with Karl Popper, this book provides the first comprehensive examination of the educational implications of his philosophy. Critically exploring key elements of Popper’s work, his theory of knowledge, psychology of learning and ..

In the past decade, poststructural policy analysis in education has evolved, primarily focusing on disrupting dominant narratives about education policy research, development and implementation, and the aims and outcomes of the policy-research nexus. This book explores to what extent post-structural..

_x005F_x000D_ This book critically discusses China’s borrowing from the West through its current educational reform. It offers new insights into China’s educational borrowing from the West and international implications on cross-cultural educational transfer for academics, policymakers and educators..

_x005F_x000D_ This book critically discusses China’s borrowing from the West through its current educational reform. It presents the latest research findings from a three-year empirical study (2013-2015) with school principals, teachers, students and other educational stakeholders across China. This..

This book marks the centenary of the 1918 Education Acts and the thirtieth anniversary of the 1988 Education Reform Act by bringing together fifteen contributions originally published in the British Journal of Educational Studies. The book locates these chapters in the context of the 1902 and 1944 E..