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The governance of education
Neo-liberalism has become the dominant ideology in contemporary society and is transforming education policy and practice. In [this volume] the language and discourse of the neo-liberal project is exposed to critical scrutiny in such a way as to cast light on three particular domains - the community, the school and the university. Its damaging effects become plain to see. However, the author also makes vivid alternative ways of thinking that offer professionals and practitioners a release from the poverty of neo-liberal thinking and suggestions towards better practice. (DIPF/Orig.).
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The university in translation
In recent years interest in schools outreach and academic enrichment has increased dramatically, reflecting a greater social conscience and awareness of the impact that universities can have on the wider community. The transferable skills that academics bring to schools need to be honed for this new learning environment, as delivery methods and success benchmarks are radically different in a schools context. This collection addresses the numerous issues raised when arts and humanities academics become involved with schools, bringing together practitioners from a broad range of fields within the arts and humanities to share experiences and insights.
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The Governance of Education
Neo-liberalism, which has become the dominant economic doctrine in capitalist societies, is transforming education policy and practice. This book will provide a theoretical analysis of the new governance of education and suggest ways in which professionals and practitioners can respond to the challenges they experience.
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Careers education : contesting policy and practice
In this book Suzy Harris places the present situation within the context of subordination to market principles; delineates the changing and uncertain relationship between schools and the Careers Service; shows how the politics of curriculum relevance marginalizes careers teaching; describes the downward path to complete exclusion from The National Curriculum; and points the way for policymakers to eschew rhetoric and rebuild the Careers Service.
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Translation, internationalisation and the university
The demands and challenges posed by the global economy help explain the growing importance of the internationalisation of higher education in European, national and institutional policy arenas. The discourse of internationalisation is driven primarily by economic factors, and an emphasis on competition, standards and skills has shifted attention away from considering internationalisation in relation to the aims, values and the purpose of higher education. This paper considers the notion of translation as a way of thinking about internationalisation. Translation is normally understood in relatively simple terms – as the transfer of meaning from one language to another – and it is seen primarily as a technical matter, albeit one that sometimes raises considerable difficulties. It is argued that that there is something limited and mistaken about this way of thinking about translation. It is not only between languages that translation occurs but also within a language. The question of translation has to do with the nature of meaning, and meaning has been and must remain a central concern of higher education and the university.
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Careers education: a view from the inside
`This book offers an insight into the structure and delivery of careers education, discusses the meaning and impact of vocational guidance, and provides a political and historical context. It is thorough and well researched, and will be of interest to those delivering, researching and participating in careers education and guidance' - Careers Guidance Today `This book is an important contribution to a discourse in which there have been too few voices' - British Journal of Guidance & Counselling Careers Educationtakes a critical look at policy and practice in the context of the new role of the privatized Careers, Education and Guidance Service. Suzy Harris places the present situation within the context of subordination to market principles; delineates the changing and uncertain relationship between schools and the Careers Service; shows how the politics of curriculum relevance marginalizes careers teaching; describes the downward path to complete exclusion from The National Curriculum and points the way for policymakers to eschew rhetoric and rebuild the Careers Service This book will be an essential resource to help careers and guidance practitioners make sense of their situation, for students and researchers seeking to understand current policy, and inform policy- making. `Essential for teachers doing courses in careers education and guidance' - Tony Watts, NICEC
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Drugs Education for Whom?
The increase in illegal drug usage, particularly among young people, in the United Kingdom since the early 1980s is discussed in the context of a government White Paper (i.e. a government document often outlining possible subsequent legislation, prepared for public consumption). This publication, Tackling Drugs to Build a Better Britain (1998, London, The Stationery Office), argued that education had an important role to play in drug prevention. The paper points out that there is little in the literature on drug usage that relates to the work of educators in drugs education and that the subject is not a compulsory part of initial teacher education programmes in the UK. This paper, therefore, considers it important to discuss drugs education in the context of teacher education as well as in the work of teachers and other professional groups responsible for drugs education. The paper has, perforce, an English focus in view of regional differences within and beyond the UK.
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