| Title: |
International Perspectives on Education and Society. Volume 4, Educational Reform in International Perspective. |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Rust, Val D.; Yogev, Abraham |
| Availability: |
Jai Press Inc., 55 Old Post Road No. 2, P.O. Box 1678, Greenwich, CT 06836 ($73.25). |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
275 |
| Publication Date: |
1994 |
| Document Type: |
Book; Opinion Papers |
| Descriptors: |
Developed Nations; Developing Nations; Economic Development; Educational Change; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; National Programs; Politics of Education; School Restructuring; Social Structure; Sociocultural Patterns |
| Geographic Terms: |
U.S.; Connecticut |
| ISBN: |
978-1-55938-739-2 |
| Abstract: |
National educational reform must be interpreted from a broader sociopolitical vantage point. Following the introduction, "The Change Process and Educational Reform" by Val D. Rust, the four papers in part 1 are devoted primarily to conceptual issues related to educational reform. They include: (1) "Problems of Educational Reforms in a Changing Society" (Torsten Husen); (2) "Language and History: A Perspective on School Reform Movements" (Sol Cohen); (3) "The Failure of Reform and the Macro-Politics of Education: Notes on a Theoretical Challenge" (Hans N. Weiler); and (4) "Conceptual Issues in 'Educational Reform': Ideology, the State, and the World Economic System" (Mark B. Ginsburg and Susan F. Cooper). The papers in part 2 focus on the role of the state in educational reform: (5) "Australian Education Inc.: The Corporate Reorganization of Public Education in Australia" (Susan L. Robertson); (6) "Educational System Reform as Legitimation for Continuity: The Case of Brazil" (Francis Musa Boakari); (7) "Educational Reform in Postrevolutionary Iran: A Shift in Policy?" (Golnar Mehran); and (8) "The Spirit of Capitalism and School Reform in America" (Abraham Yogev). Articles in part 3 give special attention to eastern Europe: (9) "Educational Reforms and the Discourse of Democracy in Soviet and Post-Communist Education: Evidence from a Meta-Analysis" (Joseph Zajda); and (10) "Reform in Polish Education" (Krzysztof Kruszewski). Finally, papers in the fourth part look at educational reform as a means of national development in the third world: (11) "Two Perspectives on the Role of Education in Development: The World Bank Versus the African View" (Ernestine K. Enomoto); and (12) "Education and Development Policies of India" (Vipula Chaturvedi and Mahesh Chaturvedi). References accompany each chapter. (LMI) |
| Journal Code: |
RIEFEB1996 |
| Entry Date: |
1996 |
| Accession Number: |
ED386819 |
| Database: |
ERIC |