Indonesian education : teachers, schools, and central bureaucracy / Christopher Bjork.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Bjork, Christopher, author.

Series:

• East Asia (New York, N.Y.)
• East Asia : History, Politics, Sociology, Culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Education--Indonesia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<EM>Indonesian Education: Teachers, Schools, and Central</EM> <EM>Authority</EM>, the first published study of life inside Indonesian schools, explores the role that classroom teachers' behavior and locates their actions within the broader cultures of education and government in Indonesia.

Contents:

• Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface Glimpses of Life in an Indonesian Junior High School; Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two Contextualizing the Puzzle; Chapter Three Creation and Development of Educational Decentralization Reform; Chapter Four Connecting Current Conditions to Their Historical Roots; Chapter Five Two Distinct Worlds; Chapter Six Indonesian Teachers' Attachments to the Education System; Chapter Seven Policy Implementation at the Local Level; Chapter Eight Autonomy and Resistance at St. Timothy's Junior High; Chapter Nine Conclusion
• NotesBibliography; Index

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

• 1-135-48431-7
• 0-415-64850-5
• 0-203-95901-9

OCLC:

907773509