Paul Adams is senior lecturer in the Department of Social Policy Studies in Education at the College of Education, Massey University. His research interests lie in policy studies, and he teaches professional studies papers in pre-service education in the BA, BEd and Med programmes. He is a co-editor and co-author of various well-regarded texts ion education. His qualifications are in the areas of sociology, special education, educational psychology and music.

Anne-Marie O’Neill is a Lecturer in Education in the Department of Social and Policy Studies in Education, Massey University College of Education. She teaches courses on educational and curriculum sociology, the sociology of women’s education and education policy. She has published widely in these areas.

John Clark is a Senior Lecturer in philosophy of education in the Department of Social and Policy Studies in Education, Massey University College of Education. He teaches and researches in the fields of administration, curriculum, research methods, teacher and education values. He has published widely, nationally and internationally.

Roger Openshaw is an Associate Professor and educational historian in the Department of Social and Policy Studies in Education, Massey University College of Education. He has published numerous books, and articles, nationally and internationally.

John Codd is Professor of Policy Studies in Education in the Department of Social and Policy Studies in Education at Massey University, New Zealand. He has co-edited 5 books of essays on education policy in NZ and published monographs on the philosophy of educational administration and on organizational evaluation. He is General Editor of Delta: Policy and Practice in Education and contributes regularly to international journals.