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In most countries in the world, school education is the business of the state. Even if forms and functions differ, the imparting of elementary knowledge is universally regarded as a public function. Yet this is neither self-evident nor self-explanatory. The degree of involvement of state agencies in the supervision, financing and organization of the school system sometimes varies so much that the usual assumption of a common understanding of 'the state' seems to be an illusion.Making international comparisons and focusing strongly on the historical conditions of the current form of state educa

In 'The State, The Family and Education', first published in 1980, Miriam David provides an entirely new analysis of the relationship of the state to the family and education. David explains how the state, through its educational policies, regulates family relationships with, and within, schools. This book provides a welcome analysis of educational policy from a socialist-feminist perspective, re-examining the ways in which women as parents, teachers and pupils are involved in the education system

1. Introduction : neoliberalism, social networks, and the new governance of education / Wayne Au and Joseph J. Ferrare -- 2. mEducation as a site of network governance / Diego Santori, Stephen J. Ball, and Carolina Junemann -- 3. Network restructuring of global edu-business : the case of Pearson's efficacy framework / Anna Hogan, Sam Sellar and Bob Lingard -- 4. Mapping the education entrepreneurial network : teach for America, charter school reform, and corporate sponsorship / Beth Sondel, Kerry Kretchmar, and Joseph J. Ferrare -- 5. International access project : a network analysis of an emerging international curriculum program in China / Shuning Liu -- 6. Mapping neoliberal reform in Chile : following the development and legitimation of the Chilean system of school quality measurement (SIMCE) / Javier Campos-Martnez, Francisca Corbalan Possel, and Jorge Inzunza -- 7. Mapping the discourse of neoliberal education reform : space, power, and access in Chicago's renaissance 2010 debate / Sarah Bell -- 8. Other people's policy : wealthy elites and charter school reform in Washington state / Wayne Au and Joseph J. Ferrare -- 9. Gangsta raps, power gaps, and network maps : how the charter school market came to New Orleans / Kristen L. Buras -- 10. Enterprise education policy and embedded layers of corporate influence / Patricia Burch and Jahni M. A. Smith.

Creating a truly national school system has, over the past fifty years, reconfigured local expectations and practices in American public education. Through a 50-year examination of Alexandria, Virginia, this book reveals how the 'education state' is nonetheless shaped by the commitments of local political regimes and their leaders and constituents

Over the past three decades, professions across the European Union have faced significant and radical challenges. This book analyses three professional groups involved in the academic and health sectors and how they are affected by different national Welfare State models such as Mediterranean, Scandinavian and Anglo Saxon

1. Introduction : education, nature and society -- 2. Why education matters -- 3. Why nature matters -- 4. Why society matters -- 5. The importance of not being certain -- 6. Scale : time and space -- 7. Competition and cooperation, freedom and equality -- 8. Mind and body -- 9. What can education do? -- 10. Conclusions.

Intro -- EDUCATION IN AMERICA: ISSUES, ANALYSES, POLICIES,AND PROGRAMS: VOLUME 1 -- EDUCATION IN AMERICA: ISSUES, ANALYSES, POLICIES,AND PROGRAMS: VOLUME 1 -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 SELECTED CHURCH-STATE ISSUES IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION -- SUMMARY -- CURRICULUM RESTRICTIONS -- PRAYER IN SCHOOLS -- Government Sponsored Religious Activities -- Privately Initiated Religious Activities -- FUNDING TO RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS -- Federal Funding for Programs and Materials at Religious Schools -- Federal Funding of Private School Vouchers -- CIVIL RIGHTS PROTECTIONS RELATED TO RELIGION IN SCHOOLS -- PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN ESEA PROGRAMS -- Title IX-E-1 Requirements -- Consultation -- Expenditures -- Complaint Resolution and Bypass Procedures (Sections 9502-9504) -- Additional Provisions (Section 9506) -- Title I-A Equitable Participation Requirements -- Other Relevant Provisions in the ESEA -- SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND FAITH-BASED PROVIDERS -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 THE LAW OF CHURCH AND STATE: PUBLIC AID TO SECTARIAN SCHOOLS -- SUMMARY -- OVERVIEW -- SPECIFIC DECISIONS CONCERNING PUBLIC AID TO SECTARIAN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS -- Bus Transportation -- Textbooks and Instructional Materials -- Teachers and Other Personnel -- Tests and State-Required Reports -- Maintenance and Repair Costs -- Vouchers and Tax Benefits -- Health and Nutrition Services -- General Public Services -- SPECIFIC DECISIONS CONCERNING PUBLIC AID TO SECTARIAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES -- General Aid -- Construction Assistance -- Student Publication Subsidy -- Vouchers -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS: A LEGAL ANALYSIS -- SUMMARY -- BACKGROUND -- Religious Discrimination in the Context of Schools -- Legal Rules Governing Religion in Schools -- First Amendment Protection of Religion

Offering the first systematic, comparative examination of the origins of teachers' unions in two countries-France and the United States-Teaching Marianne and Uncle Sam shows how teachers' unions came into existence not because of the willful efforts of particular actors, but over the course of decades of conflict over the proper role of professional educators in public politics. Nicholas Toloudis traces teacher unionism back to the first efforts of governments to centralize public education. He carefully documents how centralization created new understandings of the role of teach.

Analysis of education policy often follows a particular orientation, such as conservative or neo-liberal. Yet, readers are often left to wonder the true meaning and conceptual framing behind these orientations. Without this knowledge, the policy analysis lacks true rigor, its value is diminished as the results may prove difficult to reproduce. Understanding Education Policy provides an overarching framework of four key orientations that lie beneath much policy analysis, yet are rarely used with accuracy: conservative, liberal, critical and post-modern. It details each orientation's application to policy making, implementation and overall impact. The book also argues the value of analysing a policy's orientation to improve the clarity of its analysis and allow broader trends across the education policy field to emerge. The book offers practical examples, key vocabulary and reflection activities which give equitable, yet critical consideration to all education orientations. This allows readers to see the benefits and disadvantages of each perspective and discover their own biases. This introduction to education policy analysis offers theoretically broad, highly practical coverage. It is adaptable to many kinds of policy analysis areas and will appeal to a wide range of readers with an interest in education policy, from students conducting specific research to policy makers looking for a deeper way to re-think their work.