Schools and SocietiesIn Schools and Societies the author demonstrates that more than any other major institution, schooling and schools are political, and virtually everyone has opinions to voice and interests to promote. Steven Brint musters a wealth of comparative material to show how schooling around the world is shaped by social forces even as it tries to shape the societies of the future. |
Contents
SCHOOLING IN THE INDUStrialized WORLD | 29 |
SCHOOLING In the DeveloPING WORLD | 65 |
Education Politics and Society | 71 |
Schooling and Economic Development | 90 |
Conclusion | 98 |
SCHOOLS AND THE TRANSMISSION | 100 |
Modern Global Structures of School Knowledge | 113 |
A Case Study of Curricular Change | 121 |
SCHOOLS AND SOCIALIZATION | 136 |
Social Background Ability and Opportunity | 184 |
Conclusion | 201 |
TEACHING AND LEARNING IN COMPARATIVE | 238 |
SCHOOL REFORM AND THE POSSIBILITIES | 274 |
The Possibilities of Schooling | 290 |
Notes | 298 |
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