Ball, Stephen J. <br/><br/>
The education debate / 
Stephen J. Ball. 
 - Bristol :  Policy Press,  2008. 
 - xii, 242 p. :  ill. ;  20 cm. 
 - Policy and politics in the twenty-first century .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-226) and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction to key concepts: education policy, economic necessity and public service reform - 2. Class, comprehensives and continuities: a short history of english education policy - 3. Current policy models and the UK government's approach to public service reform - 4. Current key issues: forms of policy and forms of equity - 5. A sociology of education policy, past, present and future - References - Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781861349200 (pbk.) 1861349203 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Education and state--Great Britain.<br/>Educational evaluation--Great Britain.<br/>Education--Finance.--Great Britain<br/>Education--Aims and objectives--Great Britain.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>379.941  / BAL