Trajectories in the Development of Modern School Systems: Between the National and the Global

Daniel Tröhler (Curatore)

Thomas Lenz (Curatore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2015

As contemporary education becomes increasingly tied to global economic power, national school systems attempting to influence one another inevitably confront significant tensions caused by differences in heritage, politics, and formal structures. Trajectories in the Development of Modern School Systems provides a comprehensive theoretical and empirical critique of the reform movements that seek to homogenize schooling around the world. Informed by historical and sociological insight into a variety of nations and eras, these in-depth case studies reveal how and why sweeping, convergent reform agendas clash with specific institutional policies, practices, and curricula. Countering current theoretical models which fail to address the potential pressures born from these challenging isomorphic developments, this book illuminates the cultural idiosyncrasies that both produce and problematize global reform efforts and offers a new way of understanding curriculum as a manifestation of national identity.

• Curatore: Daniel Tröhler, Thomas Lenz
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: Studies in Curriculum Theory Series
• Anno: 2015
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 282 p.
• Dimensioni: 229 x 152 mm
• Peso: 544 gr.
• EAN: 9781138903487

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