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  • Making Sense of Education Policy

    Studies in the Sociology and Politics of Education

    by Geoff Whitty ...
    `This book is a very worthwhile read for teachers, student teachers and teacher educators. It would be encouraging if politically based policy makers were to digest its contents also′ - Citizenship, Social and Economics Education`I recommend this book as an enjoyable, thought provoking and politically important read′ - Widenining Participation and Lifelong Learning`This important book challenges ... Read more

    $87.99 USD

  • Research and Policy in Education

    Evidence, ideology and impact

    by Geoff Whitty ...
    Series series Bedford Way Papers
    The OECD tells us that 90 per cent of education reforms are not properly evaluated. So it seems that governments have not lived up to their own ideals of evidence-informed policymaking. Research and Policy in Education argues that education policy is as often driven by political ideologies as by solid research evidence. It explores this claim with case studies of: the Coalition government's reform ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Sociology and School Knowledge

    Curriculum Theory, Research and Politics

    by Geoff Whitty ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Sociology of Education
    The rise of a radical ‘new’ sociology of education during the early 1970s focused attention on the nature of school knowledge. Although this new approach was set to revolutionize the subject, within a few years, many people considered these developments an eccentric interlude, with little relevance to curriculum theory or practice.First published in 1985, this book offers a more positive view of ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Specialisation and Choice in Urban Education

    The City Technology College Experiment

    by Geoff Whitty, Tony Edwards, Sharon Gewirtz ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1993, Specialisation and Choice in Urban Education explores how city technology colleges (CTC) have managed the task of selecting intakes representatives of their catchment areas and explore their impact on local schools. From their announcements in 1986, CTC have been presented both as a new choice of school for the inner city and as pointing the way to a more diversified ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • The International Handbook on the Sociology of Education

    An International Assessment of New Research and Theory

    by Siikka Aapola, Jason Chang, A B. Dijkstra, Jaap Dronkers, Tuula Gordon, Honario Martin Izquierdo, Ingrid Jonsson, Steve Jordan, Yaacov J. Katz, John P. Keeves, Katja Komonen, David Konstantinovski, Alkistis Kontoyianni, Elina Lahelma, Peter Lang, David MacLennan, Isabel Menezes, Almudena Moreno Minguez, Martin D. Munk, Sean Neill, Jules Peschar, Sally Power, Arja Puurula, Zhang Renjie, Shlomo Romi, Lawrence J. Saha, Antonio Teodoro, Raf Vanderstraeten, Lisa Vasileiou, Lennart Vriens, Geoff Whitty, Gad Yair ...
    The twentieth century has been marked by the expansion of educational opportunities worldwide. It has been the century of education, and the role of the state in the promotion of public education has been decisive. Yet, at the millennium's turn efforts to diminish the role of the state are rapidly changing education, especially in terms of its role in democracy. This comprehensive handbook offers ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Marxism Against Postmodernism in Educational Theory

    by Dave Hill, Mike Cole, Michael W. Apple, Jenny Bourne, Ramin Farahmandpur, Ted Hankin, Jane Kelly, Michael Neary, Glenn Rikowski0, Mike Sanders1, Geoff Whitty2 ...
    Postmodernism has become the orthodoxy in educational theory. It heralds the end of grand theories like Marxism and liberalism, scorning any notion of a united feminist challenge to patriachy, of united anti-racist struggle, and of united working-class movements against capitalist exploitation and oppression. For postmodernists, the world is fragmented, history is ended, and all struggles are ... Read more

    $55.99 USD