{"product_id":"reinventing-schools-reforming-teaching-paperback-softback","title":"Reinventing Schools, Reforming Teaching - Paperback \/ softback","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat lessons can we learn from the relationship between policy-makers and schools over the life of the ‘New’ Labour and its predecessor Conservative government? What happened to ‘Education, Education, Education’ as it travelled from political vision to classroom practice? What are the lasting legacies of 13 years of a reforming Labour government? And what are the key messages for a coalition government?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are the questions addressed to the architects of educational reform, their critics and the prophets of better things to come. The 37 interviewees include ministers past and present, journalists, union officials, members of lobby groups and think tanks. \u003cem\u003eReinventing Schools, Reforming Teaching\u003c\/em\u003e considers the impact of educational policies on those who have to translate political priorities into the day to day work of schools and classrooms. The authors argue that an evidence-informed view of policy-making has yet to be realised, graphically illustrating how many recent political decisions in education can be explained by the personal experiences, predilections and short-term needs of key decision-makers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe interviews, which explore the dynamics behind the creation of education policies, cover a wide range of themes and issues, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003epolicy-makers' attitudes to schools, the staff who work in them and the communities they serve \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe drivers of politicians' reform agendas and the constraints on radical reform\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe shaping and reshaping of curriculum and assessment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe search for a more effective marriage between inspection and school self evaluation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe relationship of academic research to policy making\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow a vision for teaching and teachers might be constructed for the 21st century\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributions from leading figures including; David Puttnam, Kenneth Baker, Estelle Morris, Gillian Shepherd, Jim Knight, Pauline Perry, Michael Barber, Peter Mortimore, Judy Sebba, Paul Black, Mary James, Kevan Collins, David Hargreaves, Mike Tomlinson, David Berliner, Andreas Schleicher, Tim Brighouse, Conor Ryan, Keith Bartley, Michael Gove and Philippa Cordingley are woven in with the insights of teachers and headteachers such as Alasdair MacDonald and William Atkinson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's findings and proposals will be of interest not only to professional educators and those with an interest in the current and future state of education but to those interested in the process of policy-making itself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45600698794222,"sku":"9780415561341","price":42.39,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780415561341.jpg?v=1721477012","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/reinventing-schools-reforming-teaching-paperback-softback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}