Book review: Schooling in a democracy: returning education to the public service

Efthymiou, Giannis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4358-2130 (2024) Book review: Schooling in a democracy: returning education to the public service. Journal of Education Policy, 39 (4). pp. 679-680. Item availability may be restricted.

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Abstract

Giannis Stefanos Efthymiou reviews the book 'Schooling in a democracy: returning education to the public service' by Richard Riddell (Policy Press, Bristol University Press, 2023, ISBN 9781447362937).

Riddell’s latest book takes on to explore the issue of governance in England’s schooling system. Many, especially those from the governmental sector, would be quick to dismiss Riddell’s claims that they lack the knowledge to lead and envision meaningful change. By they, Riddell refers to those who having drawn on neoliberal and neoconservative influences have sought to academise schools and in the process of doing so dismissed local governance systems that had the knowledge of their own communities.

Item Type:	Article
Journal / Publication Title:	Journal of Education Policy
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis Group
ISSN:	1464-5106
Departments:	Institute of Education > Primary PGCE
Additional Information:	Giannis Stefanos Efthymiou, Lecturer in Education, University of Cumbria, UK, 2020-2021.
Depositing User:	Insight Administrator
SWORD Depositor:	Insight Administrator
Date Deposited:	06 Jun 2024 14:48
Last Modified:	18 Dec 2024 09:45
URI:	https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/7710