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ERIC Number: EJ818608
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Dec
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 34
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0305-4985
Faith-Based Schools in England after Ten Years of Tony Blair
Walford, Geoffrey
Oxford Review of Education, v34 n6 p689-699 Dec 2008
While faith schools have always been an integral part of the English state-maintained system of education, during Tony Blair's period as Prime Minister there was a distinct encouragement of the sector. This article assesses the long-term effects of such support. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Political Attitudes, Educational Policy, Public Officials, Private School Aid, Cultural Pluralism, Politics of Education, Role of Religion, Instructional Systems, Educational Change, Government School Relationship
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: England