The Politics of Reorganizing Schools
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The Politics of Reorganizing Schools

  1. 146 pages
  2. English
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The Politics of Reorganizing Schools

About this book

Originally published in 1990. The rapid decline in the birth rate in the 1970s and the resulting fall in school rolls had a dramatic effect on the curriculum, staffing, organization and management of schools. This book focuses on the national and local politics surrounding school closures, amalgamations and the replacement of sixth forms with tertiary colleges. The author illuminates the changing politics of education through an analysis based on research in LEAs including Birmingham and Manchester. He explores the roles of central government, local education authorities and the politics of increased parental choice. The book shows how spare capacity in schools captures the political struggle between those concerned to protect the post-war tradition of educational opportunity for all and the New Right who want to seize the chance to place schools in the market place, expanding consumer choice and public accountability.

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Information

Year
2018
Print ISBN
9781138487987
eBook ISBN
9781351040723
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Series editor’s preface
  8. Foreword
  9. 1 Understanding the implications of falling rolls
  10. 2 The challenge from central government
  11. 3 LEA strategies for institutional reorganization
  12. 4 Reorganizing schools in Manchester: a case study
  13. 5 Analysing the changing politics and government of reorganizations
  14. 6 Public policy for the future
  15. Guide to reading
  16. References
  17. Index