Wasted

by Frank Furedi

Book Overview

Never has so much attention been devoted to education. Everyone - government ministers, social commentators and parents obsess about its problems. Yet we rarely ask why? Why is education a source of such concern? Why do many of the solutions proposed actually make matters worse?

Tony Blair's 'education, education, education' slogan placed education at the forefront of political agendas. But, perhaps the 'policisation' of education is part...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441122109
• ISBN13: 9781441122100
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.3"