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Social origins of educational systems / Margaret S. Archer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Archer, Margaret S. (Margaret Scotford), author.
- Series:
- Classical texts in critical realism.
- Classical texts in critical realism
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Educational sociology.
- School management and organization--Great Britain--History.
- School management and organization.
- School management and organization--France--History.
- School management and organization--Denmark--History.
- School management and organization--Soviet Union--History.
- Comparative education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (848 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- First published in 1979, this now classic text presents a major study of the development of educational systems, focusing in detail on those of England, Denmark, France, and Russia - chosen because of their present educational differences and the historical diversity of their cultures and social structures. Professor Archer goes on to provide a theoretical framework which accounts for the major characteristics of national education and the principal changes that such systems have undergone.Now with a new introduction, Social Origins of Educational Systems is vital reading for all tho
- Contents:
- pt. I. The development of state educational systems
- pt. II. Educational systems in action.
- Notes:
- Originally published: 1979. With new introd.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-66097-6
- 0-203-58400-7
- 1-299-27961-9
- 1-136-66090-9
- 9780203584002
- OCLC:
- 830160966
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