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Book SynopsisInternational Education Systems and Contemporary Education Reforms focuses on the information and skills students need to understand, compare, and analyze educational systems and recent reforms in both developed and under developing countries.
Trade ReviewThe reader will find International Education Systems and Contemporary Education Reforms an insightful study of the history, culture, and society through the vehicle of educational systems of emerging and diverse twenty-first century nations, and their quest for educational and school reform. Sociologists have long held that one of the primary institutions that reflect the values and beliefs of a society or a nation is its state (public) educational system. The text will provide the reader with the historical context and cross-cultural understanding necessary in order to appreciate the goals and mission of educational systems in varied and diverse nations today. -- S. Rex Morrow, Fulbright-Hays Scholar Alumnus, Professor, Chair, Department of Teacher Education, Bradley University
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 The Anatomy of School Reform Movements: Lessons from 1945-1960 Chapter 4 Educational Reform in Morocco: Are the New Directions Feasible? Chapter 5 The Shift From a Traditional Centralized Educational System to a More Participatory System: The Case of Guatemala Chapter 6 From Nationalism to Idealism: Curriculum 2005 and Public Education in South Africa Chapter 7 From Dictatorship to Democracy? Educational Reform in Ghana Chapter 8 Education in Jordan and the Provisions For Students with Learning Disabilities Chapter 9 Post-Public Education in the Developing World: Decentralization of Public Education and the Emergency of the Private Sector in Education Chapter 10 The Development of the Private Sector Education in the Haitian Education System Chapter 11 The Impact of World Bank/IMF and Kenya Government's Policies on Teacher Recruitment, Staffing and Education Quality Chapter 12 Designing Learning Materials for Distance Education in Sub-Sahara Africa Using the TeamWrite Approach (TWA) Chapter 13 Index Chapter 14 Contributors
