Radical Reforms: Perspectives on an Era of Educational Change, Vol. 1

During the past decade, international commentators and researchers have likened England to a science laboratory where the rate of experimentation has developed at a frenetic pace. Some governments have watched this situation with interest but from a distance, others have attempted to transfer policies and interventions across geographical and cultural boundaries. Focusing on education as a major area of public policy in England, this book explores a decade of rapid and intensive modernization and draws out the lessons for those concerned with developing education systems across the globe. The contributors not only examine the strategic aspects of reforming the public sector through major policy initiatives but move inside the policy process and ask: what does it mean to engage in centralized reform, what opportunities are there, what is in danger of being lost, who is involved, in what ways and why, and how might localised policy making make a difference?Chapman, Christopher C. is the author of 'Radical Reforms: Perspectives on an Era of Educational Change, Vol. 1' with ISBN 9780415464024 and ISBN 0415464021.