Making of the 1944 Education ACT Contributor(s): Barber, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0304326615 ISBN-13: 9780304326617 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $44.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2000 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Law | Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice - Education | Educational Policy & Reform |
Dewey: 344.104 |
LCCN: 93042667 |
Series: Special Needs in Ordinary Schools |
Physical Information: 0.32" H x 5.36" W x 8.62" (0.39 lbs) 130 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The 1944 Education Act was a crucial piece of British legislation - one of the most important this century. It was passed against a background of war and growing popular demand for social reform. It provided a framework for the education service which remained largely intact for almost fifty years. Since 1988, however, with the introduction of a National Curriculum and competition between schools, the workings of the Act have been largely dismantled. In The Making of the 1944 Education Act, Michael Barber presents a lively evaluation of the Act - its background, passage and effect - fifty years after it was introduced. He looks briefly at the frustrated attempts at reform between the wars and how the upheaval of World War II created the right conditions for successful legislation. The book then follows the passage of reform and quotes liberally from contemporary sources such as the Times Educational Supplement and Hansard to illustrate its narrative. It is a fascinating history of educational policy, and of British culture and politics towards the end of the war. |