Torsten Husen : Conversations in Comparative Education

by Tjeldvoll, Arild; Lingens, Hans G.

• ISBN13: 9780873678247
• ISBN10: 0873678249
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa Intl Inc

Table of Contents

Editor's Preface	vii
Introduction and Acknowledgments	1	(2)
Part One, Past: Roots of Academic Interests, 1940-70	3	(90)
Sociocultural and Academic Roots	3	(21)
The Comprehensive School Movement	24	(15)
Economics of Education	39	(5)
The IEA Studies	44	(14)
Roots of Adult Education, Education Research, and Student Rebellion	58	(12)
Higher Education	70	(15)
Comparative Education Impressions Worldwide	85	(8)
Part Two, Present: International Education Trends, 1971-96	93	(60)
Education: Research Field or Academic Discipline?	93	(6)
Current Issues in Education	99	(9)
Higher Education Dilemmas	108	(16)
From Adult Education to Lifelong Learning	124	(5)
Margaret Thatcher and Decentralization	129	(5)
The War of the Professions and the Status of Schools	134	(3)
The Curriculum and School Excellence	137	(1)
Immigrants and the Nordic Identity	138	(7)
Globalization and the United Nations	145	(8)
Part Three, Future: Global Education Trends at the Turn of the Century	153	(18)
Acronyms and Abbreviations	171	(2)
Brief Biography of Torsten Husen	173	(4)
Bibliography	177	(4)
About the Author	181	(1)
About the Editor	181