International handbook of educational reform
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International handbook of educational reform
Greenwood Press, 1992
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Based on a symposium on international educational reform presented at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting, in San Francisco, March 1989
Bibliography: p. [579]-581
Includes index
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Description
Education has changed much, especially during the last decade. This comprehensive reference offers a systematic overview of developments in educational policy and practice around the world. The editors have selected roughly 30 representative countries, many of which are significant because of their power and population. Each chapter, written by an expert contributor, treats educational reform in a particular nation. The chapters place educational reform within philosophical, historical, political, social, and economic contexts, and the consideration of common issues makes this volume a valuable source of comparative information.
The contributors employ a uniform approach throughout the work. The issues discussed in each chapter include the impact of economic development, educational expansion, literacy movements, achievement levels, pedagogic and curriculum reform, minority groups and women, public and private education, and the role of the State. The final chapters examine several significant trends in greater detail. Educators and policy makers will rely on this book as an indispensable reference tool.
Table of Contents
Preface Introduction by Peter W. Cookson, Jr., Alan R. Sadovnik, and Susan F. Semel Educational Reform in the 1980s: National Case Studies Argentina by Ana Munoz-Sandoval Australia by Richard Teese Brazil by Robert Cowen and Maria Figueiredo Canada by Dennis Thiessen China by John N. Hawkins Colombia by Mary Ann Larsen-Pusey Cuba by Rolland G. Paulston and Cathy C. Kaufman Arab Republic of Egypt by Samir A. Jarrar and Byron G. Massialas France by George A. Male Germany by Wolfgang Mitter Great Britain by Geoffrey Walford Hong Kong by Gerard A. Postiglione Hungary by Cathy C. Kaufman India by Ila Patel Iran by Golnar Mehran Israel by Yitzhak Kashti, Mordecai Arieli, and Rina Shapira Japan by James J. Shields, Jr. Kenya by Reese Hughes Mexico by Eduardo Pena de la Mora Nicaragua by Susan Rippberger, Mark B. Ginsburg, and Rolland G. Paulston Norway by Val D. Rust Peru by Sidney R. Grant South Africa by Harold D. Herman United States by Susan F. Semel, Peter W. Cookson, Jr., and Alan R. Sadovnik USSR by Stephen T. Kerr Yugoslavia by Niksa Nikola Soljan Zimbabwe by Betty Jo Dorsey Comparative Issues in Stratification Women and Higher Education Reforms: Expansion Without Equality by Gail P. Kelly Issues of Class and Educational Reform in Comparative Perspective by Irving Epstein Selected Bibliography Index
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