Product Description Educational standards have figured prominently in recent debates over educational policy all over the world. This is the first time that such a distinguished collection of scholars have come together in the UK to discuss different perspectives on this issue. The volume asks what are`educational standards' and can they be measured objectively. About the Author Harvey Goldstein is Fellow of the British Academy, and Professor of Statistical Methods, Institute of Education, University of London. Anthony Heath is Fellow of the British Academy, and Professor of Sociology and Official Fellow, Nuffield College, Oxford.