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Balancing Change and Tradition in Global Education Reform
Iris C. . Ed(S): Rotberg
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Description for Balancing Change and Tradition in Global Education Reform
Hardback. Balancing Change and Tradition in Global Education Reform is an invaluable resource for policymakers, faculty, students, and anyone interested in how decisions made about the education system ultimately affect the quality of education, educational access, and social justice. Editor(s): Rotberg, Iris C. Num Pages: 454 pages. BIC Classification: JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 844.
In Balancing Change and Tradition in Global Education Reform, Rotberg brings together examples of current education reforms in sixteen countries, written by "insiders". This book goes beyond myths and stereotypes and describes the difficult trade-offs countries make as they attempt to implement reforms in the context of societal and global change. In some countries, reforms are a response to major political or economic shifts; in others, they are motivated by large upsurges in immigration and increased student diversity. Irrespective of the reasons for education reform, all countries face decisions about resource allocation, equality of educational opportunity across diverse populations, access ... Read more
In Balancing Change and Tradition in Global Education Reform, Rotberg brings together examples of current education reforms in sixteen countries, written by "insiders". This book goes beyond myths and stereotypes and describes the difficult trade-offs countries make as they attempt to implement reforms in the context of societal and global change. In some countries, reforms are a response to major political or economic shifts; in others, they are motivated by large upsurges in immigration and increased student diversity. Irrespective of the reasons for education reform, all countries face decisions about resource allocation, equality of educational opportunity across diverse populations, access ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
454
Condition
New
Number of Pages
454
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9781607095002
SKU
V9781607095002
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99-15
About Iris C. . Ed(S): Rotberg
Iris C. Rotberg is a research professor of education policy at the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Reviews for Balancing Change and Tradition in Global Education Reform
The book is, in essence, a world tour of public education in the early twenty-first century. For every teaching and learning issue that divides this country, the book shows that several other countries are having the same argument. For every cry of despair at the assorted failures of American schools, Rotberg introduces a host of nations—including some that American critics ... Read more