School restructuring is in the spotlight and this text aims to bring together the latest research on policy formations in schools in Australia with comparative references to New Zealand, the USA and UK. The information is based on research carried out by the Labour governments in Western Australia.

The satisfactory inclusion of children with disabilities in regular schools and classrooms provides a basis for debate from all corners of the world. This internationl collection looks at and analyzes the implications of policy for teachers, parents and students.

First Published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

In this text various specialists in education consider the merits of current thinking on self-esteem in relation to their field of expertise. Each concludes that a radical reassessment of the ways in which we think about self-esteem and its relationship to girls' schooling is needed.