Politicians and Education Policy: Why It Matters for Whole System Improvement - Paperback

by Sheridan Dudley (Author)

Based on an in-depth case study, this book reveals how politicians, as policy makers, conceptualise, develop and initiate large-scale education system reform and why it matters for whole system school improvement.

Author Biography

Sheridan Dudley is an Honorary Senior Lecturer, School of Education, University of NSW, Australia, and was Company Secretary of the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI). Dudley was Chief of Staff to the NSW Minister for Education, has lectured at several Australian universities and was Visiting Associate Professor at Wuhan Iron and Steel University.