ISBN:
0805831959
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (viii, 250 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education
Parallel Title:
Print version Education Between State, Markets, and Civil Society : Comparative Perspectives
DDC:
306.43
Keywords:
Education Cross-cultural studies Social aspects
;
Education Cross-cultural studies Economic aspects
;
Education and state Cross-cultural studies
Abstract:
Scholars from the US & Europe explore the promise of "civil society" to rejeuvenate systems of public education that are frequently characterized by bureaucratic over-regulation, lack of diversity and choice, and inequality of opportunity
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter One Civil Society, Pluralism, and Education-Introduction and Overview; Chapter Two Civil Society and Education: The Return of an Idea; Chapter Three Civil Society and Schooling: Particularistic Voices and Public Spaces; Chapter Four The Idea of an Education Mix: A Proposal to Strengthen Civil Society and Education in Germany; Chapter Five Church, State, and Civil Society: The Netherlands' System of Schooling; Chapter Six The State and Civil Society in Education in England: Past Developments and Current Problems
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter Seven Schools Between State and Civil Society in Germany and the United States: A Historical PerspectiveChapter Eight Educational Autonomy in a Civil Society: A Model of Checks and Balances; Chapter Nine Vouchers: Still (Largely) Untested and Why; Chapter Ten Expanding the Third Sector in Education? A Critical View; Chapter Eleven School Voluntarism, Social Capital, and Civil Society; Chapter Twelve Balancing the State, Markets, and Civil Society in Education Reform: Trends and Issues in England and the United States
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter Thirteen Beyond the Nation-State: Educational Contention in Global Civil SocietyContributors; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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