1st Edition

Diversity and Unity in Education A Comparative analysis

Edited By Brian Holmes Copyright 1980
184 Pages
by Routledge

183 Pages
by Routledge

183 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1980, Diversity and Unity in Education is the result of a conference set up to analyse criteria of diversity in education, comment on the politics of decision-making where diversity exists, and review in comparative perspective policies within countries and regions which have been designed to achieve educational harmony. Issues associated with the provision of separate... Read more

Foreword Introduction: Cultural Diversity and Political Unity – a Comparative Analysis Brian Holmes 1. An International View Leo Fernig 2. The Role of International Organisations in the Evolution of Applied Comparative Education Michael Debeauvais 3. A Comparative Perspective Torsten Husen 4. The Unity of ‘Personality’ and Various Approaches to its Formation Wincenty Okon 5. A Study of the Educational Problems of the Third World A. D. Marquez 6. Regional Demands and National Unification – a European Perspective Pierre Furter 7. Cultural Diversity and Educational Unity in the Arab World W. Samaan 8. The Politics of Decision-Making in Education – an African Perspective E. E. Ekuban 9. The Politics of Education – the Case of Greece A. Kazamias 10. Is Local Control over Education Incompatible with National Unity? Susanne M. Shafer 11. Problems and Solutions in Relation to Education in Comparative Perspective: The Case of Teacher Education William Taylor Name Index Place Index

Biography

Brian Holmes