The new institutionalism in education [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Heinz-Dieter Meyer, Brian Rowan

• Pubblicazione: Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: ix, 234 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 306.43
• Soggetto topico: Educational sociology; Institutions (Philosophy); School management and organization - Philosophy
• Altri autori: MeyerHeinz-Dieter RowanBrian
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- THE NEW INSTITUTIONALISM IN EDUCATION -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Institutional Analysis and the Study of Education -- 2. The New Institutionalism and the Study ofEducational Organizations:Changing Ideas for Changing Times -- 3. Varieties of Institutional Theory:Traditions and Prospects for Educational Research -- 4. The Rise and Declineof the Common Schoolas an Institution:Taking "Myth andCeremony" Seriously -- 5. The School Improvement Industry in the United States:Why Educational Change Is Both Pervasive and Ineffectual -- 6. The Institutional Environment and Instructional Practice:Changing Patterns of Guidance and Control in Public Education -- 7. The New Institutionalism Goes to the Market:The Challenge of Rapid Growth in Private K-12 Education -- 8. Growing Commonalities and Persistent Differences in Higher Education:Universities between Global Models and National Legacies -- 9. How Private Higher Education's Growth Challenges the New Institutionalism -- 10. Institutional Changein Education:Evidence from Cross-National Comparisons -- 11. Breaking the Institutional Mold:Faculty in the Transformation of Chilean Higher Education from State to Market -- 12. Lessons Learned and Future Directions -- 13. Gauging the Prospects for Change -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
• Sommario/riassunto: Gives researchers and policy analysts conceptual tools and empirical assessments to gauge the possibilities for institutional innovation.
• Titolo autorizzato: The new institutionalism in education
• ISBN: 0-7914-8108-5; 1-4294-2772-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820165403321
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