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020			_a9781847874658
041			_aeng.
082	0	0	_a379.41 _bWAR-K
100	1		_aWard, Stephen _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aKey issues in education policy / _cStephen Ward, Christine Eden.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aThousand Oaks, CA : _bSAGE Publications, _c2009.
300			_axii, 184p.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aWhat effect has two decades of intensive state direction and government involvement had on education? Designed for Education Studies students who have probably grown up in this context of government intervention, this book deconstructs accepted notions and provides readers with the resources to discuss critically the role of the governments in education and schooling. The book examines government policy in a series of key areas, such as the curriculum, market forces, educational inequality, and race issues. Throughout, it considers the political and economic factors in education policy, introducing some of the fundamental concepts required to analyze the ideologies of education and the state. The authors explore the role of education policy in the context of the general direction of government policy, politics, and the economy, making links with other policy areas such as health, social services, home affairs, and foreign policy. They also explain the nature of government policy in terms of a globalization and the knowledge economy.
546			_aEnglish.
650		0	_aEducation and state _zGreat Britain.
650		0	_aEducation _xPolitical aspects _zGreat Britain.
700	1		_aEden, Christine. _eauthor.
942			_2ddc _cBK