Summary
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Education Studies continues to grow as a popular undergraduate area of study. This core text addresses themes common to all Education Studies courses. It benefits from a large list of chapters from key contributors at key institutions. This third edition has been completely revised and updated with the addition of seven new chapters. Themes newly explored include gender, research, the power of money and status and alternatives to schooling. This fully comprehensive text is accessibly written, with learning features throughout to encourage students to approach issues critically. Fully up-to-date and covering a huge range of themes for Education Studies students.
Devolved Education? Policy in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Devolved Education? Policy in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Introduction
Since devolution in the late 1990s, education policy has diverged across the four home nations. This is not surprising for a number of reasons, one of the more significant ones being that the political system has diverged. As Gareth Rees points out (2011, p.58), the Conservative party is essentially an English party in their capacity to win seats. The Conservative party is essentially a spent force in Scotland, and the politics of Wales and Northern Ireland have their own historical debates that set them apart from England. As in most policy arenas, localism has a strong part to play in the education system, with a ...
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