Equality and Inequality in Education Policy

, by Dawtrey, Liz; Holland, Janet; Hammer, Merril; Sheldon, Sue

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ISBN: 9781853592492 | 1853592498
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 11/1/1994

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Discusses the history and gendered nature of education policy and the impact of policies on practice in education. The articles represent a range of views and approaches to education, demonstrating the complexity of educational experience and the influence of class, race, culture and gender.

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Preface
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Introduction
Women and Education: A Historical Account, 1800-1914	p. 3
Education for Moral Improvement, Domesticity and Social Cohesion: The Labour Government, 1945-1951	p. 18
State Policy and Ideology in the Education of Women, 1944-1980	p. 31
Makers of Men	p. 46
The Education Policy Context: The Idea of 'Parentocracy', 1976-1992	p. 56
Social Origins of Under-achievement Among School-leavers	p. 77
Educational Institutions or Extended Families? Women's Colleges in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries	p. 93
Equal Opportunities in Education in the Netherlands and the Policy of the ILEA	p. 113
Girls' Education in the Balance: The ERA and Inequality	p. 123
Women, Equality and Equity in Liberal Educational Policies, 1945-1988: A Feminist Critique	p. 140
Feminism, Education and the New Right	p. 159
The Myth of Underachievement	p. 182
Gendered Practice in Special Educational Needs	p. 204
What Professional Responsibility Means to Teachers: National Contexts and Classroom Constants	p. 221
Racialized and Gendered Discourses in Teacher Education	p. 242
Feminist Change in a Patriarchal Organization: Women's Initiatives in Local Government	p. 260
Unholy Alliances: The Recent Politics of Sex Education	p. 281
Index	p. 300
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