The politics of structural education reform / Keith A. Nitta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nitta, Keith A., 1972-

Series:

Routledge research in education ; 13.

Routledge research in education ; 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education and state.

Educational change.

Physical Description:

xiv, 235 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2008.

Contents:

Introduction

Traditional U.S. and Japanese education policymaking

Explaining policy change in the United States and Japan

Winning with moderate structural reform : goals 2000 and the Improving America's schools act

Institutionalizing structural education reform : the No child left behind act

Structural reform invades Japanese education : the program for education reform

The Japanese structural education reform boom : the Trinity reform and education rebuilding council

The politics of structural education reform in other contexts

Conclusion

Appendix : list of interviews.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-229) and index.

ISBN:

9780415962506

0415962501

OCLC:

173182568