{"product_id":"reframing-education-failure-and-aspiration-by-shaun-best-9781447374978","title":"Reframing Education Failure and Aspiration","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEducation is considered central to social mobility and, following a drive to raise learners' aspirations, an 'aspiration industry' has emerged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, the desire to leave school early should not be regarded as evidence of students lacking ambition. \u003cem\u003eReframing Education Failure and Aspiration\u003c\/em\u003e traces the emergence of the aspiration industry and argues that to have ambitions that do not require qualifications is different, but not wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReviewing the performance of six schools in England, their Ofsted reports and responses, it evaluates underpinning assumptions of what makes an effective school. This book critically examines neo-liberal education policy developments, including the 1988 Education Reform Act, and the political discourse around changing explanations of education 'failure' with the rise in the marketisation of education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47932407841004,"sku":"9781447374978","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781447374978-reframing-education-failure-and-aspiration.jpg?v=1783862099","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/reframing-education-failure-and-aspiration-by-shaun-best-9781447374978","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}