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Title The state and education policy : the academies programme / edited by Helen M. Gunter.

Publication Info. London ; New York : Continuum International Pub. Group, [2011]
©2011
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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 296 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Acknowledgements; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Contributors; Preface; Introduction: Contested Educational Reform; 1 Academies and the Law; 2 Local Government against Local Democracy: A Case Study of a Bid for Building Schools for the Future Funding for an Academy; 3 The Birth of Norwich's First School Academy: A Case Study; 4 Academy Consultation Meetings: Local Discourse on a National Policy; 5 Academies in the Public Interest: A Contradiction in Terms?; 6 From Reality to Vision: The 'Birth' of The Petchey Academy in Hackney.
Summary The well-edited collection of papers by leading researchers and participants within a major reform process of the state and education system in particular. The shift from welfare based provision of public services to the quasi-market with private delivery and philanthropic investment is an issue that needs a thorough examination through evidence and rigorous argument. This book seeks to do this by not only charting events and providing detailed examination about what is happening but also by locating these developments within a contemporary political and social analytical framework. Topics cov.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Education and state -- England.
Education and state.
England.
Educational evaluation -- England.
Educational evaluation.
Educational accountability -- England.
Educational accountability.
Educational change -- England.
Educational change.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Gunter, Helen.
Other Form: Print version: State and education policy. London ; New York : Continuum International Pub. Group, ©2011 9781441143112 (DLC) 2010020578 (OCoLC)606767001
ISBN 9781441135452 (electronic book)
1441135456 (electronic book)
9781441143112
1441143114
Standard No. 9786613015761

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