1st Edition
Growing-Up Modern The Western State Builds Third-World Schools
By Bruce Fuller
Copyright 1991
200 Pages
by
Routledge
194 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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The modern state – First and Third Worlds alike – pushes tirelessly to expand mass education and to deepen the schools’ effect upon children. First published in 1991, Growing-Up Modern explores why, how, and with what actual effects state actors so vehemently pursue this dual political agenda.
Bruce Fuller first delves into the motivations held by politicians, education bureaucrats and civic... Read more
1. A Faithful Yet Rocky Romance Between State and School 2. What Drives the Expansion and Deepening of Mass Schooling? 3. Winding up Schools: The State Constructs Teachers’ Roles and Tools 4. Strong States, Strong Teachers? 5. Choice, Community and the Teaching Craft
Biography
Bruce Fuller
