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The education debate, Stephen J. Ball

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

The education debate

electronic resource :

Stephen J. Ball

This is a book for students who need a guide to the education debate. Besides examining general trends in education policy, the book concentrates on school policies and politics, with asides to and examples from other sectors where relevant., In this fully updated edition of The Education Debate, Stephen J. Ball guides us through a flood of government initiatives and policies concerning education over the past twenty years, showing how these policy interventions have changed the landscape and meaning of education, turned children into learners and parents into consumers, and played their part in the reformation of contemporary governance. Analyzing current policies and ideas around education from a sociological approach, he addresses issues of class, choice, globalization, race, and citizenship. The book will interest student teachers, other students of politics and social policy courses, and the general reader who wants to go beyond the simplistic analyses of newspapers

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