This text explores the key questions of the future reform of education in contemporary Britain with contributions from the leading experts in education, education policy, politics and sociology.

This text brings together the work of prominent sociologists working in the field of education, and seeks to reaffirm the reputation of sociology of education as an international discipline at the forefront of original research and analysis.

This text brings together the work of prominent sociologists working in the field of education, and seeks to reaffirm the reputation of sociology of education as an international discipline at the forefront of original research and analysis.

This text investigates different notions of communitarianism and citizenship, and their application within a number of fields, in particular education, politics and social welfare.

This work examines directions on issues of selection and educational opportunity, gender and racism and the question of school effectiveness and school improvements. The politics for the National Curriculum and its assessment are explored, alongside issues of lifelong learning and IT policy.