Balancing Change And Tradition in Global Education Reform

by Rotberg, Iris C.

• ISBN13: 9781578861460
• ISBN10: 1578861462
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-01
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc

Summary

Editor Iris C. Rotberg brings together, in one accessible source, current education reforms in 16 countries, written and analyzed by experts in the field. This book offers: Education reform in a wide range of countries selected to represent diverse societ

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
China : turning the bad master into a good servant	p. 3
Russia : struggling with the aftermath	p. 21
South Africa : overcoming past injustice	p. 53
Chile : vouchers and beyond	p. 83
Germany : after reunification	p. 109
France : diverse populations, centralized administration	p. 127
Turkey : innovation and tradition	p. 153
Sweden : a welfare state in transition	p. 187
Israel : from egalitarianism to competition	p. 207
Japan : encouraging individualism, maintaining community values	p. 229
Singapore : schools in the service of society	p. 245
Canada : a multicultural policy	p. 261
New Zealand : empowering teachers and children	p. 283
England : new governments, new policies	p. 315
Australia : the challenges of poverty, pedagogy, and pathways	p. 347
United States : America's orgy of reform	p. 359
Concluding thoughts : on change, tradition, and choices	p. 385
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