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, 2005.Description: xiv, 194 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0804750203 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780804750202 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0804750211 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780804750219 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LB 43 .B25 2005
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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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Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-189) and index.

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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