1st Edition

Politics and Educational Change An International Survey

248 Pages
by Routledge

238 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

Published in 1981. Throughout the world, education is a highly contentious political issue. Politicians are involved in educational decision making at all levels and very often educational reform is as much motivated by political ideology as by educational considerations. This book, which draws together the work of many leading authorities, examines the current state of educational politics... Read more

    Introduction, Broadfoot, Brock, Tulasiewicz. 1. The Changing Nature of Educational Politics in the 1970’s, Fowler. 2. Educational Politics: A model for their analysis, Archer. 3. The Changing Nature of Educational Politics in North America, Cowen. 4. New Influences on Educational Policies in Western Europe During the Seventies, Neave. 5. Theory and Practice: A Comparison Between the English Comprehensive School and the French College Unique, Pautler. 6. Political or Educational Advance Through Secondary Reorganisation? Higginson. 7. The Roles of Politicians, Bureaucrats and Experts in Educational Reform in Sweden, Burns. 8. Ideology and Politics in Chinese Education, Sloss. The Political Context of Education in Bangladesh 1971-1980, Dove. 9. Higher Education and Political Change in Thailand, Watson. 10. Education in the Hebrides: A Pawn in the Political Game, Durston. 11. Politics and Educational Change in Chile: 1964-1980, Aedo-Richmond, Brock, Noguera.

    Biography

    Patricia Broadfoot, Colin Brock, Witold Tulasiewicz