Ainley, P. 2016. Betraying a Generation: How Education is Failing Young People. London: Policy Press

Ainley, P. 2016. Betraying a Generation: How Education is Failing Young People. London: Policy Press (148 pages, £7.99) ‘This is a good book and I like it’ (W.H. Auden 1971). Patrick Ainley has written a book that makes clear critical Read more…


Fuller K (2014) Gender Identity and Educational Leadership, London: Bloomsbury

Cost: £75.00 hardback ISBN: 978144116607490100  In her exploration of Gender. Identity and Educational Leadership, Kay Fuller discusses ‘how head teachers’ social identities – particularly pertaining to gender, social class and ethnicity – influence their leadership of diverse populations of pupils Read more…


Kennedy K J, Fairbrither G P and Shenzhou Z (2014) Citizenship Education in China: Preparing Citizens for the “Chinese Century” London: Routledge

Edited by Kerry J. Kennedy, Gregory P Fairbrother, Zhenzhou Zhao. Routledge 2013. 268 pages. Series on Schools and Schooling in Asia. Hardback: £80.00. ISBN13: 978-0-415-50272-6 The reader is left in no doubt as to the problematic nature of the term Read more…


Biesta G, Allan J and Edwards R (eds) Making a Difference in Theory: The theory question in education and the education question in theory. London: Routledge

216 pages In creating a space for scholars from across the English-speaking world as well as those situated in Continental modes of education research and education practice, this book considers the role and function of theory from historical and contemporary, Read more…