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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820133603321

Autore

Tooley James

Titolo

Reclaiming education / / James Tooley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Cassell, , 2000

ISBN

1-4411-3876-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Collana

Continuum studies in education policy

Disciplina

379

Soggetti

Education and state

Education and state - Great Britain

Privatization in education

Privatization in education - Great Britain

Educational change

Educational change - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-250) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction: Rethinking Education; Session 1 Education; Session 2 Equity; Session 3 Choice; Session 4 Democracy; Session 5 Accountability; Conclusions: Reclaiming Education; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

What is wrong with education? Why do educational reforms always miss their target? How can we create a better education system? And what can we learn from other countries?  Reclaiming Education tackles the challenges facing education that really matter - hte ones that academics often ignore, parents demand solution to and politicians need to confront. Drawing on his global research, James Tooley shows that there is an alternative to poor quality and wasteful inefficiency in education, and that education can be radically transformed to guarantee freedom and higher standards.  ""Tooley radically