Gender equality has been a major educational theme for the past two decades and has become interwoven with other policy themes, including those of marketisation and managerialism.
Gender equality has been a major educational theme for the past two decades and has become interwoven with other policy themes, including those of marketisation and managerialism.
This book illustrates the relationship between politics and the ways in which lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) issues are taught in schools.
This book illustrates the relationship between politics and the ways in which lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) issues are taught in schools.
This book provides an integrated treatment of the relationship between political economy and vocational education at the beginning of the twenty-first century.
Too often in education there is a split between those concerned with children's personal and emotional wellbeing and those focusing on academic achievement.
Too often in education there is a split between those concerned with children's personal and emotional wellbeing and those focusing on academic achievement.
While there is considerable literature on social inequality and education, there is little recent work which explores notions of difference and diversity in relation to "e;race,"e; class and gender.
While there is considerable literature on social inequality and education, there is little recent work which explores notions of difference and diversity in relation to "e;race,"e; class and gender.
Education issues feature almost daily in print media, online, on the radio and on television, much of which focuses on the perceived deficits of students and teachers.
Education issues feature almost daily in print media, online, on the radio and on television, much of which focuses on the perceived deficits of students and teachers.
Assessment has become one of the most significant areas of interest in educational policy development, as well as the focus of complex political, economic and cultural expectations for change.
Assessment has become one of the most significant areas of interest in educational policy development, as well as the focus of complex political, economic and cultural expectations for change.
Moral and citizenship education are again at the forefront of educational attention with the recent governmental announcements about revisions to the National Curriculum frameworks to 2000 and beyond.
Moral and citizenship education are again at the forefront of educational attention with the recent governmental announcements about revisions to the National Curriculum frameworks to 2000 and beyond.
Today's classroom presents a wealth of opportunities for social interaction amongst pupils, leading to increased interest in teachers and researchers into the social nature of learning.
Today's classroom presents a wealth of opportunities for social interaction amongst pupils, leading to increased interest in teachers and researchers into the social nature of learning.
Bullying: Effective Strategies for Long Term Improvement tackles the sensitive issue of bullying in schools and offers practical guidance on how to deal successfully with the issue in the long term.
Bullying: Effective Strategies for Long Term Improvement tackles the sensitive issue of bullying in schools and offers practical guidance on how to deal successfully with the issue in the long term.
Under the UK Labour Government (1997-2001) there have been clear signs of a willingness to revive the 'pastoral' curriculum in schools and to develop stronger links between the health and eductaion sectors.
Under the UK Labour Government (1997-2001) there have been clear signs of a willingness to revive the 'pastoral' curriculum in schools and to develop stronger links between the health and eductaion sectors.
This book takes a theoretically informed look at British education policy over the last sixty years when secondary schooling for all children became an established fact for the first time.
This book takes a theoretically informed look at British education policy over the last sixty years when secondary schooling for all children became an established fact for the first time.
This book explores policy and practice in a range of areas where education and other agencies (health, social and employment services and housing) interact.
This book explores policy and practice in a range of areas where education and other agencies (health, social and employment services and housing) interact.
