Education Policy: Introduction and Critical Issues

This book offers the reader a detailed insight into the development, enactment and impact of educational policy both nationally and internationally. It offers key debates in educational theory and development which can be utilised in teaching. The key questions it raises will stimulate discussion within seminars and academic writing. The discussions on research provide real-world examples of methodological approaches given undergraduate and postgraduate students ideas from which to develop their own projects.Divided into 3 sections the book covers: Key questions and policy directions Issues and debates in education and policy Becoming educationalists and policy shapers Key reading for both undergraduate and postgraduate education studies students, this book will also appeal to policy makers and anyone else with an interest in policy in education.