Description
Book Synopsis`This book is a very worthwhile read for teachers, student teachers and teacher educators. It would be encouraging if politically based policy makers were to digest its contents also' -
Citizenship, Social and Economics Education`I recommend this book as an enjoyable, thought provoking and politically important read' - Widenining Participation and Lifelong Learning
`This important book challenges current educational policies in England in a style, for the most part, easily accessible to a wide audience. Geoff Whitty's assertions are supported by a wide variety of research findings and this is a book that should be of considerable interest to student of sociology and to all member of the teaching profession' - Mark Pepper, Equals
`The particular strength of this book is Geoff Whitty's grasp on and insights into the politics of education... he is able to bring to bear an authoritative perspective which is
Trade Review
`This book represents a "struggle" by the director of the London Institute of Education, one of our foremost centres of teacher training and research in education, to understand what lies behind the education policies of recent governments. It is tempting to conclude that if a leading educational sociologist such as Geoff Whitty, who happens also to be brother of the former general secretary of the Labour party, has difficulty with this, there can be little hope for the rest of us. But now, at least, we have this personal odyssey to guide us′ - Bob Doe, Times Educational Supplement
Table of Contents
Introduction Sociology and Education Policy School Knowledge and Social Education Devolution and Choice in Three Countries Re-Forming Teacher Professionalism for New Times Consumer Rights versus Citizens Rights in Contemporary Education Policy The Overt and Hidden Curricula of Quasi-Markets School Improvement and Social Inclusion Limits and Possibilities New Labour,Education Policy and Education Research
