The decline of the guru : the academic profession in the third world / edited by Philip G. Altbach.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Altbach, Philip G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College teachers--Social conditions--Cross-cultural studies.

College teachers.

College teachers--Selection and appointment--Cross-cultural studies.

College teachers--Selection and appointment.

College teachers--Social conditions.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

viii, 338 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First Palgrave Macmillan edition.

Other Title:

Decline of the guru, the academic profession in developing and middle-income countries

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

Summary:

These case studies from five continents use ethnography and history to challenge the sweeping claims of sociology' s world culture theory (neo-institutionalism). They demonstrate how national ministries of education and local schools re-invent every reform. Yet the cases also show that teachers and local reformers operate " within and against" global models.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

031229591X

1403961638

OCLC:

50676341

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