204 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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This is the first book to offer an overview of the ways in which the sweeping social and economic changes of the modern period have impacted on the education system. Roy Lowe draws on estensive research to paint a vivid picture of the ways in which schools and universities were moulded by external events and of the part they played in promoting modernisation of society. The book explores some key... Read more
List of illustrations, Acknowledgements, INTRODUCTION, 1 THE POWER OF THE PAST, 2 EDUCATION AND THE ECONOMY, 3 CONTESTED PEDAGOGIES: THE STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL OF THE CURRICULUM, 4 SUBURBS AND SCHOOLS, 5 BRIDGING THE GENDER GAP?, 6 A NEW EUGENICS: ETHNIC MINORITIES AND EDUCATION, 7 BUREAUCRATISATION AND THE GOVERNANCE OF EDUCATION, 8 A NEW POLITICS OF EDUCATION?, 9 CONCLUSION, Notes, Bibliography, Index
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Roy Lowe
