Towards Successful Schooling (RLE Edu L Sociology of Education) - 9781138008229

Taylor & Francis

Towards Successful Schooling (RLE Edu L Sociology of Education)Author(s): Hugh Lauder, Cathy Wylie\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138008229, 978-1138008229\nSynopsis\nThe editors have compiled this critical and comparative study of changes which took place in the New Zealand education system in the second half of the twentieth century. For other Western societies who have felt the impact of New Right policies the New Zealand case is interesting because it provides some indication of how policies of decentralization in education might be used to develop egalitarian and democratic educational policies. \n\nIn recent years there have been major changes to educational systems in the Western world. Often these changes have been justified by reference to successful educational practices in other countries. However, it is not always possible simply to abstract educational practices from one context and apply them in .