politicians and education policy: why it matters for whole system improvement

Based on an in-depth case study, this book reveals how politicians, as policy makers, conceptualise, develop and initiate large-scale education system reform and why it matters for whole system school improvement.

Sheridan Dudley is Honorary Senior Lecturer, School of Education, University of NSW, Australia, and was Company Secretary of the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI). Dudley was Chief of Staff to the NSW Minister for Education, has lectured at several Australian universities, and was a Visiting Associate Professor at Wuhan Iron and Steel University.