Education Policy & Politics

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Every Child Matters represents the most radical change to education and welfare provision in almost two decades. This book moves beyond a descriptive ‘how to’ framework to examine the underlying political and social aims of this policy agenda...

In the field of comparative education without a strong theory-driven approach it is hard to go beyond merely listing the similarities and differences that make it possible to create countless rankings, but reveals little about specific and shared developmental processes between education systems. Th..

Edu.net builds upon, and extends, a series of research studies of education policy networks and global policy mobilities...

With chapters co-written by English and Finnish authors, Educating for Democracy analyses the history and current state of education systems in England, Finland and other European countries to establish whether they are effective in creating democratically-minded citizens. Recent years have seen dec..

With chapters co-written by English and Finnish authors, Educating for Democracy analyses the history and current state of education systems in England, Finland and other European countries to establish whether they are effective in creating democratically-minded citizens. Recent years have seen dec..

Leading scholars from the US, the UK, Australia and New Zealand question whether  current policies relating to knowledge, learning and assessment are consistent with the kinds of workers and skills required for the knowledge economy?_x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_  ..

Leading scholars from the US, the UK, Australia and New Zealand question whether  current policies relating to knowledge, learning and assessment are consistent with the kinds of workers and skills required for the knowledge economy?_x000D_  _x000D_  ..

This book addresses the gap in the provision of basic education to migrant children in China. It examines the case in Beijing, with a focus on policy implementation at the municipal and district levels, and its impacts on migrant schools and their students...

This book addresses the gap in the provision of basic education to migrant children in China. It examines the case in Beijing, with a focus on policy implementation at the municipal and district levels, and its impacts on migrant schools and their students...

Education and Democratic Participation is an important and timely contribution to the emerging debate surrounding the value of educating citizens and communities in order to empower them to participate in democratic change...

Bringing together a group of the best and most creative educational thinkers to reflect on the purpose and future of public education, this collection of original essays by leading social and educational commentators in North America attempts to articulate a new vision for education, especially publ..