The political construction of education : the state, school expansion, and economic change
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The political construction of education : the state, school expansion, and economic change
Praeger, 1992
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Political actors within the modern state--in both the West and the Third World--argue that more schooling can provide remedies for a variety of economic and social ills. But what is the state's actual efficacy in sparking demands for, and constructing effective forms of, mass schooling? Is the state really an effective agent relative to educational demands originating from other institutions: competing economic interests, the family, and the school institution itself? Under what institutional conditions does school expansion spur economic growth and change?
Since the 1960s, institutional and economic theorists have advanced responses to these important issues from three theoretical perspectives: functionalist human capital, class conflict, and world institution frameworks. This volume reviews historical work on these critical issues, conducted over the past two decades in the United States, Europe, and the Third World. Review chapters are complemented by reports of new findings--authored by a novel array of international economists, sociologists, and political analysts pulled together for this unusual initiative. Following a review chapter on the state's role in boosting mass schooling and economic change, Part 1 focuses on the historical origins of literacy and schooling. Part 2 reports original work on national economic effects of school expansion, drawing on experiences from both industrialized and developing economies. Part 3 turns to the issue of how central states attempt to craft the supply of, and manipulate popular demand for, schooling. Practical implications are discussed throughout. Top researchers have gathered an abundance of evidence, providing a rich reference volume for scholars and social policy makers alike.
Table of Contents
Preface Does the State Expand Schooling? Review of Evidence by Bruce Fuller and Richard Rubinson Rising Demand for Schooling: Institutional Origins and Political Accommodations The Rise of Popular Literacy in Europe by David Mitch Building the Institution of Mass Schooling: Isomorphism in the Modern World by Francisco O. Ramirez and Marc J. Ventresca Institutions, Citizenship, and Schooling in Sweden by John Boli Western versus Islamic Schooling: Conflict and Accommodation in Nigeria by William R. Morgan and J. Michael Armer Legitimating the State's Involvement in Early Childhood Programs by Sorca O'Connor When Does School Expansion Influence Economic Change? Specifying the Effects of Education on National Economic Growth by Richard Rubinson and Bruce Fuller Educational Expansion and Economic Growth in the Modern World, 1913-1985 by Aaron Benavot The Economics of School Expansion and Decline by Walter W. McMahon The Political Construction of School Supply Strong States and Educational Expansion: France versus Italy by Jerald Hage and Maurice Garnier Who Should Be Schooled? The Politics of Class, Race, and Ethnicity by Pamela Barnhouse Walters The Politics of American Catholic School Expansion, 1870-1930 by David Baker Historical Expansion of Special Education by John Richardson Conditions Underlying Legitimate and Strong Institutions The Social Construction of Motives for Educational Expansion by John W. Meyer Index
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