EDUCATION REFORM by Stephen Ball
Subjects the reforms in UK education to a rigorous critical interrogation. This book takes as its main concerns the introduction of market forces, managerialism and the National Curriculum into the organization of schools and the work of teachers.
"Readers interested in methodological and epistemological issues will find this of great interest..For educationalists who are critical of government intervention in education the book provides a powerful analysis of the political underpinning of recent so-called educational reform...A thought provoking book that I enjoyed reading." - Management in Education "The book goes a way towards developing a critical foundation from which to articulate alternative reform agendas...a fine book." - Qualitative Studies in Education
Alan R. Ball and Frances Millard are Principal Lecturers in Politics in the School of Social and Historical Studies at Portsmouth Polytechnic, UK.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780335192724 |
| ISBN 10 | 0335192726 |
| Title | EDUCATION REFORM |
| Author | Stephen Ball |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Open University Press |
| Year published | 1994-09-16 |
| Number of pages | 178 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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