The dynamics and social outcomes of education systems / edited by Jan Germen Janmaat, Institute of Education, University of London, UK, Marie Duru-Bellat, Sciences Po Paris, France, Andy Green, Institute of Education, University of London, UK, and Philippe Méhaut, LEST, France.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Janmaat, Jan Germen, editor.

Duru-Bellat, Marie, editor.

Méhaut, Philippe, editor.

Green, Andy, 1954- editor.

Series:

Education, economy and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational sociology.

Education--Political aspects.

Education.

Education--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

xv, 335 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

Some scholars argue that education systems across the Western world are becoming increasingly similar due to the influence of transnational discourses and organizations. Others believe that education is the panacea for all problems of social cohesion. After all, aren't the well-educated usually more tolerant, civically engaged and trusting than the poorly educated? This book critically examines both claims. It finds that Western countries still differ markedly on key aspects of their education systems and that these differences reflect distinct political traditions and different responses to a set of competing normative and political principles. The findings further suggest that raising the average education level is unlikely to be an effective strategy for promoting social cohesion. Instead, more promising are policies targeting the opposite ends of the lifelong learning continuum: universalizing pre-school education and care and promoting adult education with a pronounced second chance character. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction / Jan Germen Janmaat, Marie Duru-Bellat, Andy Green and Philippe Méhaut

The dynamics of education systems : convergent and divergent trends, 1990-2010 / Andy Green and Tarek Mostafa

From upper secondary to further education : European models of post-compulsory learning / Audrey Dumas, Philippe Méhaut and Noémie Olympio

Lifelong learning regimes versus vocational education and training systems in Europe : the growing hybridisation of national models / Eric Verdier

Formal or actual convergence? : three cases of hybridization / Philippe Méhaut

Curriculum patterns in citizenship education : a cross-national study / Christine Han, Jan Germen Janmaat, Tom May and Paul Morris

Social cohesion as paradigm / Francois Dubet

Pre-school education and care : a "win-win" policy? / Tarek Mostafa and Andy Green

Educational models and their impact on student attitudes / Nathalie Mons, Marie Duru-Bellat and Yannick Savina

Educational differentiation and inequalities of civic engagement / Jan Germen Janmaat

Lifelong learning and social cohesion / Audrey Dumas, Philippe Méhaut, Noémie Olympio and Isabelle Dimeglio

Education and social cohesion in a comparative perspective / Marie Duru-Bellat, Antoine Vérétout and Francois Dubet

The mismatch between level of education and job qualifications : a source of mistrust and intolerance depending on national context? / Vanessa di Paola and Stéphanie Moullet

A common civic culture in Europe : has the process of European integration been followed by the convergence of citizenship values? / Bryony Hoskins and Rebecca Ridley

Conclusion / Jan Germen Janmaat, Marie Duru-Bellat, Andy Green and Philippe Méhaut.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781137025685

1137025689

OCLC:

858656777