Coffield, F: From Exam Factories to Communities of Discovery The democratic route

.. it [makes] a powerful case for the central task of education to be the development and enrichment of democratic citizenship, and it is coruscating on the inadequacies of our current arrangements...Do read the book - it is worth arguing with. -- Alan Tuckett InTuition Magazine (Issue 7) "This is a short, highly readable book with a powerful and compelling message. The language is elegant and clear - the argument powerful and persuasive. A remarkable book - I encourage all involved in education to read it." -- David Ashworth Teachingmusic website "[It} argue[s] for a superior quality of debate, one that engages with basic questions around the philosophy of education and imagines alternatives to the neoliberal consensus." -- Nicholas Dobson Youth & Policy No. 110 May 2013