Books > Social sciences > Education > Schools
|
Buy Now
Academies, Free Schools and Social Justice (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R2,693
Discovery Miles 26 930
|
|
Academies, Free Schools and Social Justice (Hardcover)
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
Academies were introduced by Labour in 2000 and first opened their
doors in 2002, but during Labour's time in power the nature of the
Academies changed. At first they were designed to replace existing
failing schools but, by 2004, the expectation had widened to
provide for entirely new schools where there was a demand for new
places. From 2010, under the coalition government, two new types of
Academy were introduced. While the original Academies were based on
the idea of closing poor schools and replacing them by dramatically
redesigned and restructured ones, the 2010 Academies Act allowed
existing highly successful state-maintained schools to apply to
become Academies as well. Further, while Labour had restricted
Academy status to secondary schools, the Coalition extended it to
primary and special schools. The result is that there has been a
dramatic increase in the number and diversity of Academies. In
addition to this, the 2010 Act introduced Free Schools, wherein
groups of parents, teachers, or other sponsors can apply to start
their own state-maintained, but officially 'independent', schools.
These schools can either be completely new or the result of
existing private schools applying to become state-maintained. The
results of these changes remain under-researched. This book puts
forward new research that examines the history and nature of
Academies and Free Schools, the processes by which they have come
into existence, and their effects in terms of social justice. The
contributors do not all speak with one voice, but rather present a
diversity of views on these important topics. Included in the
collection are the results of research on pupil outcomes and
socio-economic segregation; issues of identity and ethos in church
academies; the problems of establishing free schools; the history
of policy on Academies; and a comparison between Swedish
independent schools and Academies and Free Schools. This book was
originally published as a special issue of Research Papers in
Education.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.