Educational Policy & Reform

Parent choice, diversity of school provision and the idea of a quasi-market in schools have dominated education policy for the last thirty years since the passage of the 1988 Great Education Reform Act. But has the market worked in the way that was...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648793120Author Ezard TraceyFormat PaperbackPage Count 278Imprint Tracey Ezard Pty, LimitedPublisher Tracey Ezard Pty, Limited

Out there in the so-called real world the education system is being crushed by the demands of capitalism and, in turn, is crushing those who pass through it, reducing them, diminishing them. The dream of the economic functioning unit. How do we break...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338586688Author Karen L MappFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Scholastic ProfessionalPublisher Scholastic ProfessionalWeight(grams)...

Mindfulness, a way to alleviate suffering by realizing the impermanence of the self and our interdependence with others, has been severed from its Buddhist roots. In the late-stage-capitalist, neoliberal, solipsistic West, it becomes McMindfulness, a...

The First World War had seen the mechanisation of warfare. Battle fronts had become immobilised in the grip of machine-guns and heavy artillery, leading to slaughter on an unprecedented scale. The end of the war saw exhausted governments extricating...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993243165Author The Department for EducationFormat PaperbackImprint TheNationalCurriculum.comPublisher Shurville Publishing

In 1988 the Chicago public school system decentralized, granting parents and communities significant resources and authority to reform their schools in dramatic ways. To track the effects of this bold experiment, the authors of "Organizing Schools for...

In this insightful and timely volume, Jane Perryman provides a definitive analysis of the crisis in teacher recruitment and retention through a critique of the culture of performative accountability in education, bringing together theory, literature, and...

Intended to stimulate sociologically informed thinking about educating, this book has become firmly established in its field, winning places on reading lists for Education Studies, Initial Teacher Training and Continuing Professional Development courses...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590566749Author Brooks BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Lantern Books,USPublisher Lantern Books,USWeight(grams) 1gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

In the horrific aftermath of school shootings, distraught communities struggle to make sense of these seemingly senseless acts. Despite massive media coverage, we know little about what drives young perpetrators or how they rationalize their acts. In...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781292396064Author Lindsay WarwickPage Count 128Imprint Pearson Education LimitedPublisher Pearson Education LimitedWeight(grams) 354gDimensions(mm) 310mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789043132428Imprint Hal Leonard MGBPublisher Hal Leonard MGB

Happy Handwriting is a whole-school handwriting course that supports children in becoming confident, fluent writers. It consists of teacher guides, practice books and whiteboard slides with letter formation animations, providing a clear...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398812901Author Henrik IbsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint ArcturusPublisher Arcturus Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 114gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm...

In Challenging the One Best System, a team of leading education scholars offers a rich comparative analysis of the set of urban education governance reforms collectively known as the 'portfolio management model.' They investigate the degree to which this...

Teacher evaluation systems are being overhauled by states and districts across the United States. And, while intentions are admirable, the result for many new systems is that good-often excellent-teachers are lost in the process. In the end, students are...

In Systems for Instructional Improvement, Paul Cobb and his colleagues draw on their extensive research to propose a series of specific, empirically grounded recommendations that together constitute a theory of action for advancing instruction at scale...

Cochran-Smith and her research team argue that it is time for teacher educators to reclaim accountability. They critique major accountability initiatives, exposing the lack of evidence behind these policies and the negative impact they have on teacher...

Law's Ideal Dimension provides a comprehensive account in English of renowned legal theorist Robert Alexy's understanding of jurisprudence, as expanded upon from his publications A Theory of Legal Argumentation (OUP 1989), A Theory of Constitutional...

Beethoven Symphonies Revisited guides the reader -- music student, concert goer, or general music lover -- through the movements in a way that renews the novelty and excitement that listeners must have felt at the first performances. Stylistic discussion...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781760294861Author Beth SaggersFormat PaperbackPage Count 346Imprint Allen & UnwinPublisher Taylor & FrancisWeight(grams) 640g

This book explores the impact of neoliberalism on education in the UK. Drawing on policies across the sector in England as a case study, the author illuminates and analyses the development of neoliberal policy on models of practice. The author explores...

Volumes have been written about the value of more and better education. But is there sufficient evidence to support the commonly held belief that we, as individuals and as a community, should be investing more in education? This book explores that...

At a time when education is considered crucial to a country's economic success, recent UK governments have insisted their reforms are the only way to make England's system world class. Yet pupils are tested rather than educated, teachers bullied rather...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250369703Author Fredrik DeBoerFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 349gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

Winner of the Jackie Kirk AwardWinner of the AESA Critics' Choice Award"Blazes new trails in the study of the lives of girls, challenging all of us who care about justice and gender equity not only to create just and inclusive educational institutions...

Unsafe Spaces reveals the shocking extent of sexual abuse in English and Welsh universities. Thousands of students and staff suffer sexual abuse every year and too little is being done to end what has become a public scandal. This important book is based...

These are strange times. Climate crises. Health crises. Collapsing systems. Influencers. And yes - Jordan Peterson.We are currently living in a (Post) Peterson Paradigm. This book - 12 Rules for (Academic) Life - explores what has happened to teaching,...

This book enables and supports teachers to deliver the content of the new statutory guidance for relationships education in primary schools, operational from 2020. It is case study rich and provides clear and practical advice for teaching the topics of...

While research evidence shows the negative impact of ability grouping on children, this book suggests that the reason the practice is still embraced is the unspoken allegiance to the values of empire that governments, schools, and many parents still...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781942545101Author Lori L DesautelsFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint Wyatt-MacKenzie PublishingPublisher Wyatt-MacKenzie PublishingWeight(grams)...

"It is not the role of schools to solve the climate crisis or any of the other multiple crises now facing humankind. But it is powerfully their role, if they so choose, to equip young people as well as possible to deal with the consequences of the...

This book questions what 'educating the whole child' means in the context of our current neoliberal education system. In analysing the impact of how education policy is enacted and understood, it examines how this 'neoliberalisation' has shaped the...

In an age of austerity, elite corporate education reformers have found new ways to transfer the costs of raising children from the state to individual families. Public schools, tasked with providing education, childcare, job training, meals, and social...

What does the new OFSTED framework mean for me as a teacher? How will it change what happens in schools and classrooms? This new text guides you as new or trainee teachers through all you need to know about the 2019 OFSTED inspection. It helps you...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915054760Author David HarbourneFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint The University of Buckingham PressPublisher Legend Press LtdWeight(grams) 500g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913063573Author Rhiannon PackerFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Critical Publishing LtdPublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 210g

What was it like to command a T-34 tank on the Eastern Front during the Second World War? How were tank operations organized and carried out, what was the actual experience of combat, and what were the qualities that made the difference between success...