Towards A New Education System: The Victory Of The New Right?

by Clyde Chitty University of Birmingham.

Overview

First published in 1989. A provocative study of the radical changes that have taken place in education since 1976. Chitty analyzes the effects of recent legislative proposals on the education system and reveals the contradictions and tensions within New Right thinking.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781850004486
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/19/1989
Pages:	258
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Clyde Chitty University of Birmingham.

Table of Contents

Education, politics and the State; the evolution of the comprehensive school 1944-76; the comprehensive system under attack 1970-76; the Yellow Book, the Rustin speech and the great debate towards a national curriculum; the Secret Garden invaded - central control of the curriculum 1976-87; differentiation and vocationalization; early attempts at privatization - choice, competition and the voucher; 1987 and beyond - the New Right education offensive.