Moral Panics and School Educational Policy

Grant Rodwell (The University of Newcastle, Australia)

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English

Routledge
11 July 2017

Social issues & processes; Sociology; Philosophy & theory of education; Educational strategies & policy

Series: Routledge Research in Education Policy and Politics

How do the moral panics that have plagued school education since it’s nineteenth-century beginnings impact current school education policy? Research has shown young people to be particularly vulnerable to moral panics and, with the rise of social media, the impact of moral panics on school education is growing exponentially. Increasingly, they are reaching into the highest levels of national governments and, so powerful are their effects, some politicians choose to orchestrate them for their own political ends. For many educational administrators, the management of the ‘fallout’ of moral panics has become a time-consuming part of their day, as well as being a problematic time for parents, teachers and students.

First developed by British and Canadian sociologists such as Stanley Cohen (1972), moral panic theory has evolved substantially since its early focus on adolescent deviant behaviour, and is now a part of common media talk. This book addresses the need for a single monograph on the topic, with reference to historical moral panics such as those associated with sexuality education, but also wider societal moral panics such as those associated with obesity. Teachers, students, indeed all members of school communities, along with educational administrators and politicians can learn from this study of the impact of moral panics on school educational policy.

By: Grant Rodwell (The University of Newcastle Australia)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138078888
ISBN 10: 1138078883
Series: Routledge Research in Education Policy and Politics
Pages: 196
Publication Date: 11 July 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dedication Acknowledgements Foreword Acronyms and Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. Moral panic theory and school education Chapter 2. Alcohol and illicit drug education Chapter 3. Physical fitness and obesity Chapter 4. Sexuality education Chapter 5. Racism and Islamophobia Chapter 6. Pedagogy and curriculum Chapter 7. Media and youth Chapter 8. Teaching standards, assessment and testing regimes Chapter 9. Buildings and school facilities Chapter 10. Bringing it all together

Grant Rodwell has worked as a school principal in Tasmania, and in various administrative and academic capacities at Australian universities, since the 1980s. He has published over fifty articles in international peer-reviewed journals, along with eight books. He holds five PhDs from Australian universities, and also is an internationally published novelist.

Reviews for Moral Panics and School Educational Policy

Moral panics and school education policy is a topic that has for some time been in need of serious study. This book goes a long way towards addressing the deficit and helps us examine education through a new lens. It should stimulate much debate as it delivers a perspective that unusual, stimulating and scholarly. Professor Tom O'Donoghue, Graduate School of Education, The University of Western Australia