Table of Contents

Preface. Introduction. Part 1: Background. Education and the national economy, J.R. Hough. The growth of central influence on the curriculum, G. Kirk. Part 2: Constructing the Curriculum: Alternative Positions. Curriculum styles and strategies, G. Heathcote, R. Kempa & I. Roberts. The British disease: a British tradition? M. Mathieson & G. Bernbaum. What hopes for liberal education? C. Bailey. The myth of cultural relativism, R. Scruton. Part 3: Critiques of Policies. Conservative modernization, K. Jones. The new right and the national curriculum: state control or market forces? G. Whitty. Explaining economic decline and teaching children about industry: some unintended continuities? J. Ahier. Index.