Using the example and context of Physical Education, a particularly vivid and comprehensive illustration is provided of the processes involved in the development of the National Curriculum for Physical Education in England and Wales between 1988-1995.The authors draw upon the extensive research to provide an analysis, description and critique of the direct and indirect influences of central government, local education authorities, schools, departments and teachers in the development of policy and practice in Physical Education. The highly political nature of policy developments in education, and Physical Education in particular, is demonstrated clearly throughout.A valuable contribution to existing literature, this book helps students and researchers piece together the last ten years of policy-making in education and offers a new perspective on the future of Physical Education in the United Kingdom.
Author(s): Dawn Penny
Edition: 1
Year: 2000
Language: English
Pages: 176
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Acknowledgements......Page 8
List of abbreviations......Page 10
Preface: about this book......Page 12
Introduction: background to the policy game......Page 18
Policy matters......Page 35
Politics and policy: making a National Curriculum for Physical Education......Page 49
Stopping the slippage and redirecting the play......Page 64
Controlling the mid-field? Local government in the policy process......Page 89
Policy in practice......Page 109
Power in the policy game......Page 128
Politics, policy and progress in physical education......Page 141
Appendix A: Outline of research sites and methods......Page 157
Appendix B: Local Education Authority documentation......Page 159
References......Page 160
Index......Page 170
