Exploring key issues in education / edited by Derek Kassem and Dean Garratt. - London ; New York : Continuum, c2009. - x, 183 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why do politicians always sound the same? / Derek Kassem and Dean Garratt -- Academies: the privatization of education / Terry Wrigley -- Standards, testing and reality / Kate MacDonald -- Choice: public, private and parents / Russell Jones and Elaine Mitchell -- Faith schools: diversity or division? / Derek Kassem and Lisa Murphy -- White working-class kids: why are they failing? / Emmanuel Mufti -- Inclusive education: where are the gypsies and travellers? / Dean Garratt and Heather Piper -- Inner-city education / John Robinson and Marilyn Eccles -- Learning from Europe: social pedagogy and looked-after children / Derek Kassem -- The impact of HIV/AIDS: education as a window of hope for the future? / Gabriella Torstensson and Mark Brundrett -- No child left behind, really? / David Hursh.

9781847060846 (pbk.) 1847060846 (pbk.)

2008047957


Education--Great Britain.
Education--Social aspects.

LA632 / .E97 2009

370.941