Supported by 20 years of extensive, international research, this approachable text brings invaluable insights into the underlying problems within education policy, and proposes practical solutions for a brighter future.
INTRODUCTION;
Introduction: the themes of the book;
The nature of the evidence assembled;
Differential outcomes at school and beyond;
POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS;
The clustering of access to schools;
Differential attainment at school;
Differential school `effects';
School improvement;
Learning beyond institutions;
The wider outcomes of schools as societies;
Widening participation to higher education;
The supply of professionals;
Widening participation to other opportunities;
CONCLUSIONS;
Where now for equity and effectiveness policy?.
