Critic and Conscience: Essays on Education in Memory of John Codd and Roy Nash

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John Codd and Roy Nash lived the role of critic and conscience. During long academic careers at Massey University, they made lasting contributions to educational scholarship and to education policy and practice in this country, and they achieved international recognition for their work. John Codd was best known for his robust analysis and critique of education policies based on neo-liberal thinking. Roy Nash's central concern was inequality and educational achievement. Both embarked on their academic pathways in psychology but went on to draw from across the education disciplines. The contributors to this memorial volume honour the legacy of these two important educationalists, while at the same time critiquing and engaging with their work in new ways. These essays are grounded in and move beyond John Codd and Roy Nash's ideas to offer inspiration and challenge to a new generation of education thinkers. With a dedication from Massey University Vice-Chancellor Steve Maharey, foreword by Emeritus Professor Ivan Snook and preface by James Chapman, Professor of Educational Psychology and Pro Vice-Chancellor of the College of Education.

Roger Openshaw holds a Personal Chair in History of Education in the School of Educational Studies, Massey University. He has written extensively in the areas of educational policy, the history of literacy education, social studies and citizenship education, and the politics of ethnicity. John Clark is an Associate Professor in the School of Educational Studies at Massey University. He is a philosopher with a particular interest in the causes of and solutions to inequality in school achievement. His research appears in a wide range of national and international books and journals.