Graham Morgan argues that
educationalists should try to see
children as clients. If we listen to
what they have to say about their
school experience this will energise
quality assurance systems in schools.
He suggests that the quality approach
known as BSI 5750 provides a rich
resource of how to use such client
perceptions. A worker in a Local
Authority Equal Opportunity Unit,
in this article he explores the views of
primary pupils in two schools on
efforts to move from equal opportunity
policy to practice.
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