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Politics and education policy into practice : conversations with former Secretaries of State
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Abbott, Ian (2015) Politics and education policy into practice : conversations with former Secretaries of State. Journal of Educational Administration and History, 47 (4). pp. 334-349. doi:10.1080/00220620.2015.996861 ISSN 0022-0620.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00220620.2015.996861
Abstract
Set against a period of rapid change, education has grown in political importance and policy development has moved from the local authority to central government with a key role being played by the Secretary of State. Based on a series of semi-structured interviews, with 10 politicians who have served as Secretary of State for Education, this paper considers a range of issues related to the development and implementation of education policy in England. This paper focuses on motivation and preparation for the role, the movement of ministers, regional factors, relationship with the Prime Minister and the breakdown of consensus. It illustrates the reality of policy implementation against the political realities of serving as a Government minister and the illusion of being able to develop long-term strategies in a rapidly changing environment.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Educational Administration and History | ||||||
Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||
ISSN: | 0022-0620 | ||||||
Official Date: | 27 February 2015 | ||||||
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Volume: | 47 | ||||||
Number: | 4 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 334-349 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1080/00220620.2015.996861 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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