Education Policy

Process, Themes and Impact

By Les Bell, Howard Stevenson

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• ISBN: 978-0-415-37771-3
• Binding: Hardback (also available in Paperback)
• Published by: Routledge
• Publication Date: 6th April 2006
• Pages: 208

About the Book

As global pressures focus increasing attention on the outcomes of education policy and on their implications for economic prosperity and social citizenship, the experience of each individual learner is decisively shaped by the wider policy environment. However, there is often an underdeveloped understanding of how education policy is formed, what drives it and how it impacts on schools and colleges. This book explicitly makes these connections and links them to the wider challenges of educational leadership in a modern context.

Education Policy is divided into three sections, which examine:

• the development of policy at the levels of the nation state and individual institutions
• the forces that shape policies with emphasis on human capital theory, citizenship and social justice and accountability
• research-based case studies highlighting the application of policy in a range of situations.

The book provides a valuable resource for students, practitioners, middle managers and educational leaders in all sectors, both in the UK and internationally, who are engaged on masters and doctoral degrees, or undertaking leadership training and preparation programmes.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Educational policy considered What is educational policy? Models of policy development Part 2: Themes in educational policy Autonomy and choice Equity and economy Citizenship and identity Part 3: The impact of educational policy Policy, strategy and leadership Autonomy and choice: the development of site-based management Reconciling equity and economy: a case-study of Education Action Zones in England Citizenship and identity: cultural pluralism and school leadership Conclusion; Educational policy re-considered

About the Author(s)

Les Bell is Professor of Education and Director of the Doctorate of Education programme. Howard Stevenson is a lecturer in Educational Leadership and Management. Both are based at the Centre for Educational Leadership and Management, University of Leicester.

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