Policy and Power in Education - The Rise and Fall of the Lea

The passing of 1988 Education Reform Act saw the LEAs in serious perhaps terminal decline.First published in 1992, this book sets out to map the contours of this decline in power. It relates these changing fortunes not only to the social and political environment in Britain but also to wider developments in the industrialised world.

List of contents

1. Milestones 2. Post-industrial blues 3. Effective schools 4. The new landscape 5. Management in crisis 6. Visions of education 7. Managing the service 8. The phoenix curriculum 9. Where is authority?

About the author

Harold Heller, at the time of the first publication, was Director of the Centre for Adviser and Inspector Development.
Peter Edwards was formerly Chief Education Officer for Berkshire.

Summary

The passing of 1988 Education Reform Act saw the LEAs in serious perhaps terminal decline.First published in 1992, this book sets out to map the contours of this decline in power. It relates these changing fortunes not only to the social and political environment in Britain but also to wider developments in the industrialised world.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Edwards, Harold Heller, Harold Edwards Heller, Heller Harold
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032949680
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3294968-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / History, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Curricula, Philosophy & theory of education, Educational strategies & policy, Philosophy and theory of education, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational strategies and policy