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Policy and Politics in Education
Letters to a Young Education Reformer
Frederick M. Hess distills knowledge from twenty-five years of working in and around school reform. Inspired by his…
The neoliberalization of higher education in England
Alpesh Maisuria provides a critical explanation and critique of neoliberalism. He discusses an innovative focus ranging from the wider contemporary…
New Public Management and the Reform of Education
New Public Management and the Reform of Education addresses complex and dynamic changes to public services by focusing on…
English Tertiary Education in Vietnam
As part of a long series of Vietnam’s policy objectives, English education has been identified as key to…
The early years workforce: A comparison with retail workers
High quality early years education can have a considerable impact on a child’s life chances. Research also shows…
Fair Access to Schools? The impact of the appeals and waiting list system
Emily Hunt examines the school appeals and waiting lists system in England. Drawing on newly available parental preferences data,…
Bringing together learning from two worlds
Barbara Pamphilon examines the lessons learned from a project that facilitated village-level community education workshops that sought to…
Widening Participation in Higher Education: A Quantitative Analysis
Higher education (HE) participation has expanded dramatically in England over the last half century. Yet although participation has…
Education production functions
Globally more is being spent on education than ever before. Understanding which educational inputs are most important for…
Andy Green on intergenerational inequality
Andy Green provides an original and challenging analysis of the one of the most pressing social issues of…