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Balancing change and tradition in global education reform / edited by Iris C. Rotberg.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Educational change--Cross-cultural studies.
- Educational change.
- Comparative education--Cross-cultural studies.
- Comparative education.
- Education and state--Cross-cultural studies.
- Education and state.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (457 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Balancing Change and Tradition in Global Education Reform is an invaluable resource for policymakers, faculty, students, and anyone interested in how decisions made about the education system ultimately affect the quality of education, educational access, and social justice.
- Contents:
- Contents; Foreword; Preface; Preface to the Second Edition; PART I. DRAMATIC POLITICAL/ECONOMIC CHANGE; Chapter 1. China: Turning the Bad Master into a Good Servant; Chapter 2. Russia: Struggling with the Aftermath; Chapter 3. South Africa: Overcoming Past Injustice; Chapter 4. Chile: Vouchers and Beyond; Chapter 5. Germany: After Reunification; PART II. LETTING GO; Chapter 6. France: Diverse Populations, Centralized Administration; Chapter 7. Turkey: Innovation and Tradition; Chapter 8. Sweden: A Welfare State in Transition
- Chapter 9. Israel: Equity and Competition in the Grip of Centralized BureaucracyChapter 10. Japan: Encouraging Individualism, Maintaining Community Values; PART III. TRANSITIONS; Chapter 11. Singapore: Schools in the Service of Society; Chapter 12. Canada: A Multicultural Policy; Chapter 13. New Zealand: Empowering Teachers and Children; Chapter 14. England: New Governments, New Policies; Chapter 15. Australia: The Challenges of Poverty, Pedagogy, and Pathways; Chapter 16. United States: America's Orgy of Reform; Concluding Thoughts: On Change, Tradition, and Choices; Notes; Index
- About the ContributorsAbout the Editor
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-22020-6
- 1-282-56115-4
- 9786612561153
- 1-60709-502-5
- OCLC:
- 665837855
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