ABSTRACT
The last chapter brought the arguments raised in this book back to the question of what, if any, policy recommendations are implied? Education is essentially a policy-oriented discipline and the question ‘What should be done?’ is always audible; whilst the answer, ‘More research’, is rarely acceptable, at least not on its own. However, the conclusion that more research needs to be done before effective policies can be pursued, especially around the issue of single-sex schooling and support for Muslim schools, cannot be avoided. It is odd, to say the least, for single-sex schooling to be supported in the private and grant-maintained sectors but not elsewhere. It is also a moment when the relationship between anxiety and educational performance could be effectively monitored and researched.
