The details of my schooldays are mostly a distant memory. Nevertheless, as a pupil in an
inner city school with a'reputation', certain details are engraved in my mind. There were …

Over the past half a century, significant changes have taken place in educational institutions
and work organizations. This has resulted in disernable shifts in the dynamic interaction …

In this paper the primary emphasis is upon the general and common elements in
contemporary, international education policy, but nonetheless the discussion also considers …

Quality and Power in Higher Education covers a wide range of issues including: the policy
contexts, new managerialism, the costs of quality assurance, collegiality, peer review …

This book takes an inspirational look at how to foster children's creativity as well as following
the guidelines in the National Curriculum. The book: explores the nature of the creative mind …

This paper takes as its focus the concept of 'field', which has received relatively less attention
than Bourdieu's other concepts such as 'cultural capital'and 'habitus' in the sociology of …

First Published in 1996. The transition from school to work has always been a crucial time in
the lives of young people. How and when this transition is made can have a major impact …

" Where does hunch end and evidence begin? Too much is written and said about school
improvement-about improvements in teaching and learning-with far too little attention to this …

This paper is set in the context where there is a policy emphasis on teacher learning and
development in a number of countries as a means towards school improvement. It reports on …

This chapter, like Roman Gaul, in three parts divided is. First, reasons will be advanced to
reject the powerful consensus that has been developed over the last 30 years to the effect …