Politics and policy making in education : explorations in policy sociology

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Politics and policy making in education : explorations in policy sociology

Stephen J. Ball

Routledge, 1990

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-229) and index

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: pbk ISBN 9780415009317

内容説明

Islamic theocracy is now firmly established in fundamentalist Iran, and waves of fundamentalism are sweeping the entire Islamic world, and its diaspora. This book examines the claim of those Islamists who contend that as a belief system and a way of life, Islam carries with it a theory of politics and the state which should be applied unquestioningly. Ayubi traces both the intellectual sources and the socio-economic bases of political Islam, arguing that it is a modern phenomenon, dating back only to the inter-war period. He describes its major proponents as urban, educated and relatively young people, whose energies were mobilized, but whose expectations were not fulfilled by the post-independence "populist" regimes in the Arab World. Islamic movements in six countries are studied in detail. Ayubi's broad definition of politics encompasses material on sex and the family, and on the emerging alternative economic and social network of Islamic banks, schools, and hospitals in the countries discussed. Ayubi stresses the traditional concern in Islam for the collective enforcement of morals, but argues that there is no case for the commonly held conception that politics begins from theological principles in the Arab world: the historical connection between Islam and politics can be explained as an attempt by the rulers to legitimize their actions. He suggests that radical Islamists are reversing this position by subjecting politics to their specific religious views, so their movement is in some senses an anti-state one. He concludes by discussing possible intellectual responses to fundamentalism, drawing on the thinking of contemporary Muslim liberals.

目次

  • The theory and practice of the Islamic state
  • the politics of sex and the family - the "collectivity" of Islamic morality
  • the variety of modern Islam - intellectual expressions and political roles
  • the Islamic movements - some country studies part 1
  • the Islamic movements - some country studies part 2
  • political Islam - intellectual sources
  • political Islam - socio-economic ideas
  • Islamic banks, companies and services - the rise of a native commercial bourgeoisie
  • the Islamic liberals answer back
  • political Islam - why and where to?.
巻冊次

ISBN 9780415035071

内容説明

Based on interviews with key actors in the policy-making process, Stephen Ball's book attempts to map the changes in education policy and policy-making in the Thatcher decade. The focus of the book is the 1988 "Education Reform Act"; its origins, purposes and effects. The author looks behind the scenes at the priorities of the politicians, senior civil servants and government advisors who were influential in making changes. There are direct quotations from senior civil servants at HMI and three former secretaries of state, which provide insights into the way in which policy is made. The book focuses on real-life political conflicts, examining the way in which contemporary education policy is related to the ideal of society projected by Thatcherism. It looks in detail at the New Right government advisors and think-tanks; the industrial lobby and the DES, addressing current issues such as the National Curriculum, national testing, and City Technical Colleges. Stephen Ball sets these important issues within a theoretical framework which illuminates the whole process of policy-making. This book will be of interest not only to educationalists, but also to policy analysts and political scientists.

目次

  • Policy matters
  • disciplines and chaos - the New Right and discourses of derision
  • the New Right and educational policy
  • industrial training of new vocationalism? - structures and discourses
  • towards the new post-Fordist school?
  • curriculum plc - the era
  • policy-partnerships and the school curriculum
  • colouring the boxes - struggles over a national curriculum.

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