Teachers and Politics in England and Wales - The Role of the National Union of Teachers in the Making of National Education Policy since 1944 (Paperback)

Education is a powerful factor in determining the shape of a modern society. Recognition of its importance for the wealth and power of a society has risen dramatically in recent years. As a result, the 'demand' for education has increased; and education has assumed a prominent place among contemporary public issues. This change in the relationship between 'education' and 'politics' has, in turn, tended to disrupt the operation of established institutions and procedures for making educational policy and caused a search for new organizational forms. Educational policy-making in England and Wales in the 1940s and early 1950s was characterized by a closed partnership of the Ministry of Education, the local education authorities, and the teachers' unions. The circumstances which made their relationship easy and viable changed as the demand for education increased during the later 1950s and early 1960s, and the institutions and procedures which typified the earlier period -- the National Advisory Council for the Training and Supply of Teachers, the Secondary Schools Examinations Council, the Burnham Main Committee -- were put under pressure to change as well. Teachers and Politics describes the main institutions and procedures for making national education policy in England and Wales since 1944 and attempts to assess the effect that post-war changes in the demand for education have had on them. The analysis is given special focus by its emphasis on the ability of teachers' unions, especially the National Union of Teachers, to influence the making of educational policy.

General

Imprint:	University of Toronto Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Series:	Heritage
Release date:	December 1970
Authors:	Ronald Manzer
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	178
ISBN-13:	978-1-4875-8106-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4875-8106-8
Barcode:	9781487581060

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