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Global perspectives on social issues : education / by Rita J. Simon and Lisa Banks ; with the assistance of Delene Bromirski.
Author
Simon, Rita J. (Rita James), 1931-2013
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Language
English
Published/Created
Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2003.
Description
x, 194 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Forrestal Annex - A
LB43 .S53 2003
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Comparative education
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Education
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Cross-cultural studies
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Education
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Social aspects
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Cross-cultural studies
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Banks, Lisa, 1968-
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Bromirski, Delene
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Summary note
"Global Perspectives on Social Issues: Education provides a broad perspective on education in twenty countries. This work examines and compares the educational systems, literacy rates, enrollment rates, types of public and private schools, years of compulsory education, and governmental allocations toward education in different societies. Rita J. Simon and Lisa Banks offer a brief synopsis of each country's demographic characteristics and political, social, and economic institutions and discuss the influence of each nation's political and cultural ideology on the educational system. This third book in the Global Perspectives on Social Issues series grants scholars and policy makers an overview of the steps governments and organizations worldwide are taking to increase the quality, standards, goals, and accessibility of education."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
North America 11
United States 11
Canada 24
Latin America 35
Brazil 35
Argentina 44
Western Europe 49
Great Britain 49
Italy 57
Germany 63
Spain 73
Eastern Europe 83
Russian Federation 83
Poland 90
Africa 97
South Africa 97
Nigeria 104
Middle East 109
Iraq 109
Egypt 113
Israel 119
Asia 125
India 125
China 135
Japan 144
Oceania 153
New Zealand 153
Australia 157
4 Public Perceptions Worldwide 163
Appendix General Statistics on Education Worldwide 173.
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ISBN
0739106759 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
9780739106754 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2003011838
OCLC
52341591
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