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Type: Textbook gtin13: 9780415675345 Author: Stephen J. Ball Item Weight: 19.3 Oz Subject Area: Political Science, Education Item Width: 9.2 in Format: Hardcover Number of Pages: 248 Pages Publication Name: Politics and Policy Making in Education Vol. 2 : Explorations in Sociology Language: English Item Length: 6.1 in Publication Year: 2011 Subject: Educational Policy & Reform / General, Educational Policy & Reform / Federal Legislation, World / European, General, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects Publisher: Routledge Series: Routledge Library Editions: Education Ser. Book Title: Politics and Policy Making in Education : Explorations in Sociolo ISBN: 9780415675345 Item Height: 0.9 in

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Politics and Policy Making in Education : Explorations in Sociology, Hardcover by Ball, Stephen J., ISBN 0415675340, ISBN-13 9780415675345, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Based on interviews with key actors in the policy-making process, this book maps the changes in education policy and policy making in the Thatcherite decade. The focus of th is the 1988 Education Reform Act, its origins, purposes and effects, and it looks behind the scenes at the priorities of the politicians, civil servants and government advisers who were influential in making changes. Using direct quotations from senior civil servants and former secretaries of state it provides a fascinating insight into the way in which policy is made. Th focuses on real-life political conflicts, examining the way in which education policy was related to the ideal of society projected by Thatcherism. It looks in detail at the New Right government advisers and think tanks; the industrial lobby, addressing issues such as the National Curriculum, national testing and City Technical Colleges. The author sets these important issues within a clear theoretical framework which illuminates the whole process of policy making.

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