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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 make education both better and fairer.

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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

Great Mistakes in Education Policy

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      Publisher Bristol University Press
      Published 30 April 2021
      ISBN-13 9781447352457
      978-1447352457
      ISBN-10 1447352459
      Also in:
      Educational administration and organization Educational strategies and policy

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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 make education both better and fairer.

      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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