THE MAKING OF THE 1944 EDUCATION ACT by Sir Michael Barber ( 9780304326617 )

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THE MAKING OF THE 1944 EDUCATION ACT

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ISBN 10:

0304326615

ISBN 13:

9780304326617

Publisher:

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

Pub. date:

9 June, 1994

Series:

Cassell Education

Pages:

148

Description:

The 1944 Education Act provided the framework for the post-war education service, which remained intact until the legislative changes of 1988 to 1993. Barber evaluates and pays tribute to the skill and vision for the future that went into the creation of this durable piece of legislation.

Synopsis:

The 1944 Education Act was a crucial piece of British legislation - one of the most important of this century. It was passed against a background of war and growing popular demand for social reform. It provideda framework for the education service which remained largely intct for almost fifty years. Since 1988, however, with the introduction of a National Curriculum and competition between schools, the workings of the Act have been largely dismantled. In The Making of the 1944 Education Act, Michael Barber presents a lively evaluation of the Act - its background, passage and effect fifty years after it was introduced. He looks briefly at the frustrated attempts at reform between the wars and how the upheaval of World War II created the right conditions for successful legislation. The book then follows the passage of reform and quotes liberally from contemporary sources such as the Times Educational Supplement and Hansard to illustrate its narrative. It is a fascinating history of educational policy and of British culture and politics towards the end of the war. Michael Barber sees the 1944 Act as a triumph of clear purpose and acknowledges the wisdom and political acumen of R.A.Butler, then President of the Board of Education.The Making of the 1944 Education Act offers an excellent history and evalutaion of an important piece of legislation and its legacy. It will be of great interest to teachers, student teachers, policy-makers and political historians. Michael Barber is Professor of Education at Keele University.

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black & white illustrations

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Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

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