This book aims to posit theory as a central component to the study of education policy and education more broadly. It provides clear, introductory entries into contemporary critical theories and their take up in education policy studies, offering a generative invitation to further reading, thought and exploration.

This book brings together in one place Stephen Ball's key writings. Drawing on over 20 years' work, Professor Ball has selected his most seminal work - from education policy and sociology to his work on education and social class.

'Education with character' is the latest 'buzzphrase', but until now there's been no real concensus on some of the key issues. This book addresses the gap, adopting a cross-disciplinary approach to the matters in hand.

This book provides a hard-hitting account of the realities of exclusion and examines the behaviour which typically results in exclusion.