Balancing change and tradition in global education reform / edited by Iris C. Rotberg.

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Book
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English
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Lanham, Md. : ScarecrowEducation, 2004.
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xiv, 431 pages ; 23 cm

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    "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."--Jacket.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Part I: Dramatic political/economic change. China: turning the bad master into a good servant / Kai-ming Cheng
    • Russia: struggling with the aftermath / Mary Canning and Stephen T. Kerr
    • South Africa: overcoming past injustice / Luis Crouch
    • Chile: vouchers and beyond / Robert W. McMeekin
    • Germany: after reunification / Barbara W. Kehm
    • Part II. Letting go. France: diverse populations, centralized administration / Gérard Bonnet
    • Turkey: innovation and tradition / Hasan Simsek and Ali Yildirim
    • Sweden: a welfare state in transition / Eva Forsberg and Ulf P. Lundgren
    • Israel: from egalitarianism to competition / Adam Nir and Dan Inbar
    • Japan: encouraging individualism, maintaining community values / Ryo Watanabe
    • Part III. Transitions. Singapore: schools in the service of society / Batia P. Horsky and Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew
    • Canada: a multicultural policy / Ratna Ghosh
    • New Zealand: empowering teachers and children / Terry J. Crooks
    • England: new governments, new policies / Alison Wolf
    • Australia: the challenges of poverty, pedagogy, and pathways / Allan Luke
    • United States: America's orgy of reform / Peter Schrag
    • Concluding thoughts: on change, tradition, and choices / Iris C. Rotberg.
    ISBN
    • 1578861462 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    • 9781578861460 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2004002911
    OCLC
    54426326
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