Reforming Education and Changing Schools Case studies in policy sociology Routledge Library Editions: Sociology of Education Series

The Education Reform Act introduced in England and Wales in 1988 brought about enormous changes in schools, both as management units and as educational institutions. This book, first published in 1992, was the first to look at the effects of the Act in all its aspects on the basis of empirical evidence gathered from schools over the first three years of the Act's implementation. It looks at how change is being achieved in the Local Management of Schools, the influence of the market on schools, the introduction of the National Curriculum and the place of Special Needs provision in the new education scene. This book will be of interest to all who want to know about educational reform in Britain. It will also be of interest to those in the fields of education policy, educational management and sociology of education.

List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Policy Process and the Processes of Policy 2. Education in the Marketplace 3. LMS (the Local Management of Schools) and the Entrepreneurial School 4. The National Curriculum: Subject to Change? 5. Special Educational Needs in a New Context 6. Changing Management and the Management of Change!; References; Index