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National differences, global similarities : world culture and the future of schooling / David P. Baker and Gerald K. LeTendre

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Social Sciences, 2005Description: xiv, 194 s. : illISBN:
  • 0-8047-5020-3 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0-8047-5021-1 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 370/.9 22
Contents:
The global environment of national school systems -- The declining significance of gender and the rise of egalitarian mathematics education -- Symbiotic institutions : changing global dynamics between family and schooling -- Demand for achievement : the worldwide growth of shadow education systems -- Rich land, poor schools : inequality of national educational resources and achievement of disadvantaged students -- Safe schools, dangerous nations : the paradox of school violence -- The universal math teacher? : international beliefs, national work roles, and local practice -- Schoolwork at home? : low-quality schooling and homework -- Slouching toward a global ideology : the devolution revolution in education governance -- Nation versus nation : the race to be the first in the world -- Conclusion : observing modern schooling as an institution.
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The global environment of national school systems -- The declining significance of gender and the rise of egalitarian mathematics education -- Symbiotic institutions : changing global dynamics between family and schooling -- Demand for achievement : the worldwide growth of shadow education systems -- Rich land, poor schools : inequality of national educational resources and achievement of disadvantaged students -- Safe schools, dangerous nations : the paradox of school violence -- The universal math teacher? : international beliefs, national work roles, and local practice -- Schoolwork at home? : low-quality schooling and homework -- Slouching toward a global ideology : the devolution revolution in education governance -- Nation versus nation : the race to be the first in the world -- Conclusion : observing modern schooling as an institution.