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Transformations in Schooling : Historical and Comparative Perspectives / edited by K. Tolley.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chemistry, Organic.
- Conservation biology.
- Ecology.
- Astronomy.
- Anthropology.
- Ethnology.
- International education.
- Comparative education.
- Organic Chemistry.
- Conservation Biology.
- Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
- Sociocultural Anthropology.
- International and Comparative Education.
- Local Subjects:
- Organic Chemistry.
- Conservation Biology.
- Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
- Anthropology.
- Sociocultural Anthropology.
- International and Comparative Education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (285 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2007.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- By the end of the Twentieth century, formal schooling - once the privilege of male elites - had become accessible to women, the working class and some ethnic minorities. The essays in this volume explore the historical origins of this transformation, analyzing struggles Australia, Canada, China, Columbia, India, the United States, and South Africa.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Historical and Comparative Perspectives on Transformations in Schooling; PART I: Education and State Formation; PART II: Politics, Ideology, and Policy; PART III: The Market, the State, and Transformations in Teaching; PART IV: Culture, Identity, and Schooling; Conclusion: Reflections on the Historicality of Education Systems; Contributors; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611363499
- 9781281363497
- 1281363499
- 9780230603462
- 0230603467
- OCLC:
- 560339842
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