1st Edition

Ideology And Educational Reform Themes And Theories In Public Education

By David C. Paris Copyright 1995
    232 Pages
    by Routledge

    232 Pages
    by Routledge

    Ideology and Educational Reform traces the underlying ideological problems that make genuine educational reform difficult. It describes three major themes in public education: common school, human capital, and clientelism.

    The First Triangle: The Problems of Educational Reform -- The Theoretical Mystique and Thematic Analysis -- The Common School Theme: Moral Education and the Tie That Binds -- Schools, Scapegoats, and Skills: Educational Reform and the Economy -- Clientelism and the Odd Couple: Choice and Welfare in Education -- The Future of Educational Reform: Political Choices and School Culture