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COVID-19 has widened inequalities in schools and left the future uncertain. Richard Riddell argues that the increasingly narrow focus of education governance has made new thinking impossible and has degraded public life. Nevertheless, he highlights new possibilities for democratic behaviour and the opening up of schooling to all it serves.

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1. The emptiness of English public policy 2. Where it all begins: the tasks for Education and others 3. Governance change in England 4. Middle tier functioning, standards, places and school ecosystems 5. But society won’t wait: the communities around the school and the role of local government 6. More muddle: English Education’s unstable assemblage 7. Wider parallels: limitations at the top 8. The construction of central governments that find it all too difficult 9. Re-democratising and re-politicising 10. Conclusion: Beginning to return English schooling to the public service

Schooling in a Democracy

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      Publisher Bristol University Press
      Published 6 February 2023
      ISBN-13 9781447362920
      978-1447362920
      ISBN-10 1447362926
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      Educational strategies and policy Moral and social purpose of education

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      COVID-19 has widened inequalities in schools and left the future uncertain. Richard Riddell argues that the increasingly narrow focus of education governance has made new thinking impossible and has degraded public life. Nevertheless, he highlights new possibilities for democratic behaviour and the opening up of schooling to all it serves.

      Table of Contents
      1. The emptiness of English public policy 2. Where it all begins: the tasks for Education and others 3. Governance change in England 4. Middle tier functioning, standards, places and school ecosystems 5. But society won’t wait: the communities around the school and the role of local government 6. More muddle: English Education’s unstable assemblage 7. Wider parallels: limitations at the top 8. The construction of central governments that find it all too difficult 9. Re-democratising and re-politicising 10. Conclusion: Beginning to return English schooling to the public service

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