Balancing Change and Tradition in Global Education Reform

Herausgeber: Rotberg, Iris C.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: RLPG/Galleys
• Second Edition
• Seitenzahl: 458
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 891g
• ISBN-13: 9781607095002
• ISBN-10: 1607095009
• Artikelnr.: 28896623

Autorenporträt

Iris C. Rotberg is a research professor of education policy at the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Foreword Part 2 Part I: Dramatic Political/Economic Change Chapter 3
China: Turning the Bad Master into a Good Servant Chapter 4 Russia:
Struggling with the Aftermath Chapter 5 South Africa: Overcoming Past
Injustice Chapter 6 Chile: Vouchers and Beyond Chapter 7 Germany: After
Reunification Part 8 Part II: Letting Go Chapter 9 France: Diverse
Populations, Centralized Administration Chapter 10 Turkey: Innovation and
Tradition Chapter 11 Sweden: A Welfare State in Transition Chapter 12
Israel: Equity and Competition in the Grip of Centralized Bureaucracy
Chapter 13 Japan: Encouraging Individualism, Maintaining Community Values
Part 14 Part III: Transitions Chapter 15 Singapore: Schools in the Service
of Society Chapter 16 Canada: A Multicultural Policy Chapter 17 New
Zealand: Empowering Teachers and Children Chapter 18 England: New
Governments, New Policies Chapter 19 Australia: The Challenges of Poverty,
Pedagogy, and Pathways Chapter 20 United States: America's Orgy of Reform
Part 21 Concluding Thoughts: On Change, Tradition, and Choices