TY - BOOK AU - Tomlinson,Sally ED - Askews & Holts TI - Education in a post-welfare society SN - 9780335228102 (e-book) AV - LC93.G7 T64 2005 PY - 2005/// CY - Maidenhead PB - Open University Press KW - Education and state KW - Great Britain KW - Educational change KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Education KW - ukslc KW - thema KW - Educational strategies & policy KW - Educational administration & organization KW - Sociology & anthropology KW - Curriculum planning & development KW - Electronic books KW - lcsh N1 - Previous ed.: 2001; Includes bibliographical references and index; Also available in printed form ISBN 9780335217533; Electronic reproduction; Askews and Holts; Mode of access: World Wide Web N2 - Sally Tomlinson's critical study of education policy explores the consequences and implications of British moves towards a post-welfare society dominated by private enterprise and competitive markets; Reviews of the first edition"This book must become the classic text for students of education, social and welfare policies. Sally Tomlinson, doyenne of policy-orientated education and social research, has written with commendable clarity and comprehensiveness a superb book on British education." - Journal of Social Policy"This book provides a context for understanding education policy which is currently missing from education and social policy courses. It should be compulsory reading." - Len Barton, Institute of Education, University of London"The persistence and reinforcement of class advantage through English education policy is a key theme... this book does a superb job of both highlighting the key social justice concerns and controversies over the last fifty years and providing an overview of education policy developments over the same period." - British Journal of Sociology of EducationHighly commended - S.E.S Book Prize 2002The acclaimed first edition of Education in a Post-Welfare Society provided a critical overview of education policy since 1945. It demonstrated how a relatively decentralised education system became a system in which funding, teaching and curriculum are centrally controlled and privatisation encouraged, with education becoming a prop for global market economy rather than a pillar of the welfare state. The second edition continues the policy story up to 2005, covering two terms of a New Labour government and their plans for a third term. It also continues an examination of the relationship of education policy to social class, race, gender and the economy, paying attention to the educational disadvantages of some ethnic groups and refugee children. The book includes chronologies of education acts, reports and initiatives and summaries of major legislation. This is an invaluable resource for all those concerned with social policy and education, including educational researchers, professionals and politicians UR - http://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=BradfordC&isbn=9780335228102 ER -