Contrasting Models of State and School A Comparative Historical Study of Parental Choice and State Control

by Glenn, Charles L.

• ISBN13: 9781441145628
• ISBN10: 1441145621
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-03-31
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

'School Choice' is one of the most hotly debated topics in educational policy. International comparison makes it possible to gain perspective on the issue, and this book profiles - historically and in current policies - two countries which give most support to parental choice (The Netherlands and Belgium) and two others which maintain a strong State role in controlling education (Germany and Austria).

Author Biography

Charles L. Glenn is Professor of Educational Leadership and Development at Boston University. He is the author of nine books including The Myth of the Common School (published also in Italian and Spanish), Educational Freedom in Eastern Europe, and co-author of a multi-volume study of educational policies in forty countries. From 1970 to 1991 Professor Glenn served as director of urban education and equity efforts for the Massachusetts Department of Education, and he has served as a consultant to Russian and Chinese education authorities, and to states and major cities across the United States.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
Background	p. 1
The Reformation	p. 3
The Enlightenment and Romantic Nationalism	p. 13
Austrian Territories	p. 14
Prussian Territories	p. 17
The Netherlands	p. 31
Belgium	p. 38
The State Takes Charge	p. 40
Prussia	p. 49
The Netherlands	p. 59
Belgium	p. 68
Schooling Becomes Controversial	p. 73
Belgium	p. 73
The Netherlands	p. 82
Prussia	p. 91
Consolidation of State Control 1880-1930	p. 94
Germany	p. 94
Austria	p. 117
The Civil Society Alternative	p. 123
The Netherlands	p. 123
Belgium	p. 138
Totalitarian Schooling	p. 154
National Socialist Education and Indoctrination	p. 154
Communist and Post-Communist Education	p. 166
The State and Schooling in Germany and Austria since World War II	p. 176
Germany	p. 176
Austria	p. 185
Die Wende: German Reunification	p. 188
Civil Society and Schooling in the Low Countries since World War II	p. 194
Belgium	p. 194
The Netherlands	p. 201
Secularization of Society	p. 204
Loss of Distinctiveness	p. 205
Promotion of the Common School	p. 206
Notes	p. 211
References	p. 235
Index	p. 259
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