Routledge Towards Successful Schooling - Sociology of Education

Explore a detailed study of educational evolution with Towards Successful Schooling. Part of the Routledge Library Editions: Education, this text provides a critical and comparative analysis of the transformations within the New Zealand education system during the second half of the twentieth century. This work is particularly relevant for researchers and scholars studying Western societies. It offers a unique perspective on how New Right policies impact school systems. By examining the New Zealand case, readers can see how decentralization in education might be utilized to support egalitarian and democratic educational goals. As major changes continue to reshape educational systems across the Western world, this book serves as an important reference for understanding the shifts in policy and practice. It is an essential resource for those studying the sociology of education and the historical development of school systems.