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Record Nr.

UNINA9910957013603321

Titolo

Transformations in Schooling : Historical and Comparative Perspectives / / edited by K. Tolley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2007

ISBN

9786611363499

9781281363497

1281363499

9780230603462

0230603467

Edizione

[1st ed. 2007.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (285 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TolleyKimberley

Disciplina

370.9

Soggetti

Chemistry, Organic

Conservation biology

Ecology

Astronomy

Anthropology

Ethnology

International education

Comparative education

Organic Chemistry

Conservation Biology

Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences

Sociocultural Anthropology

International and Comparative Education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Historical and Comparative Perspectives on Transformations in Schooling; PART I: Education and State Formation; PART II: Politics, Ideology, and Policy; PART III: The Market, the State, and Transformations in Teaching; PART IV: Culture, Identity, and Schooling;



Conclusion: Reflections on the Historicality of Education Systems; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

By the end of the Twentieth century, formal schooling - once the privilege of male elites - had become accessible to women, the working class and some ethnic minorities. The essays in this volume explore the historical origins of this transformation, analyzing struggles Australia, Canada, China, Columbia, India, the United States, and South Africa.