The Politics of education in New Zealand

"This is a collection of newly researched papers focusing on a variety of timely questions concerning the politics of education in New Zealand. Academics and activists here address the fact that education is now more politicized than ever before and that debate and controversy are likely to continue to characterise the scene ... The authors include political scientists as well as educationalists, people from the various educational pressure groups as well as the bureaucracy and practitioners as well as theorists ..." -- Back cover.