1st Edition
Politics of Educational Innovations in Developing Countries An Analysis of Knowledge and Power
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the educational arena, new ideas often compete as solutions to recurrent problems, making the concept of "innovations" a widespread discursive term. While expectations are substantial for each innovation, implementation of ideas has shown them to be more modest in practice. This book examines innovations in several developing countries, presenting case studies of technological, curricular, and... Read more
Chapter 1 Conceptual and Empirical Issues In Educational Innovations, Nelly P. Stromquist; Part 1 Pedagogical Innovations; Chapter 2 Knowledge and Curriculum, Maria del Pilar O'Cadiz; Chapter 3 Improving the Quality of Basic Education? the Strategies of the World Bank, Rosa-María Torres; Chapter 4 Power, Culture, and Transformation Educational Reform in Namibia, Sydney R. Grant; Part 2 Technological Innovations; Chapter 5 The Impact of Impact a Study of the Dissemination of an Educational Innovation in Six Countries, H. Dean Nielsen, William K. Cummings; Chapter 6 The Adoption of the National System of Telesecondary in Mexico, Félix Cadena; Chapter 7 Training Teachers at a Distance the Case of Logos Ii in Brazil, João BatistaFrançois Araujo e Oliveira, Orivel; Chapter 8 Education for Development in a Context of Dependency, Michael L.Basile; Chapter 9 Innovation and Research, Michael L. Basile, Nelly P. Stromquist;
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Nelly P. Stromquist, Michael L. Basile
