Authors: Clyde Chitty
ISBN-13: 9780230222786, ISBN-10: 0230222781
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Date Published: June 2009
Edition: Second Edition
CLYDE CHITTY is Goldsmiths Professor of Policy and Management in Education at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He is author, co-author or editor of over 20 books and reports on education.
The new edition of this text by a leading authority provides a comprehensive but critical assessment of the making of education policy in Britain today covering pre-school and higher as well as primary and secondary education -- and taking full account of the impact of devolution.
List of boxes and tables | ||
List of abbreviations | ||
Acknowledgements | ||
Introduction | ||
1 | Why education matters | 1 |
2 | The rise and fall of the post-war consensus | 16 |
3 | From Callaghan to major : 1976-97 | 33 |
4 | Education and new labour | 58 |
5 | The changing worlds of education policy | 83 |
6 | The evolving curriculum from 5 to 14 | 114 |
7 | The 14-19 continuum : issues and policies for education and training | 135 |
8 | Pre-school provision, higher education and lifelong learning | 156 |
9 | Issues of diversity, equality and citizenship | 179 |
10 | Conclusion | 196 |