Education Policy and the Political Right - The Burning Fuse Beneath Schooling in the Us, Uk and Australia

This work attempts a comparative description and analysis, focusing on the US, the UK and Australia on the topic of the Right, educational policy and schooling.

List of contents

1: Defining and describing the Right 2: The Right, the rise of the influence of neoliberalism and globalisation in school education policy 3: The Right, government school fiscal austerity and school education policy 4: The Right and the privatization of school education 5: The rise of the Christian Right and its role in school education 6: The Right and the media shaping school education policy 7: The Right and religious freedom in schools Conclusions: Bringing it all together

About the author

Grant Rodwell was a school principal in Tasmania (1980-87). From 1987 he has lectured, researched, and held various administrative roles in Australian universities in Education and in Arts and Social Sciences. Holding five PhDs, he is currently an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at The University of Newcastle. This is his fifth book published by Routledge.

Summary

This work attempts a comparative description and analysis, focusing on the US, the UK and Australia on the topic of the Right, educational policy and schooling.

Product details

• Authors: Grant Rodwell, Grant (The University of Newcastle Rodwell, Rodwell Grant
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.2024
• EAN: 9781032029474
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3202947-4
• No. of pages: 238
• Series: Routledge Research in Education Policy and Politics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, EDUCATION / Administration / General, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, Politics & government, Organization & management of education, Educational administration and organization, Educational strategies & policy, Politics and government, Educational strategies and policy