Now, in this firsthand look at school reform in Great Britain, John E. Chubb and Terry M. Moe show how the landmark Education Reform Act of 1988 imposed a radic

Questions many of Britain's idiosyncratic attitudes towards education and argues that Britain could learn from Japan and improve education and vocational traini

The Education Reform Act introduced in England and Wales in 1988 brought about enormous changes in schools, both as management units and as educational institut

'Thoroughly researched and written with such calm authority, yet makes you want to scream with righteous indignation' John O'Farrell 'We can expect the manifest

This book is about how special education policy and practice is being negotiated within the context of educational reform in two countries. The political climat