Baker, David,  1952 January 5- <br/><br/>
National differences, global similarities :  world culture and the future of schooling / 
David P. Baker and Gerald K. LeTendre. 
 - Stanford, Calif. :  Stanford Social Sciences,  2005. 
 - xiv, 194 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-189) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0804750203 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780804750202 (cloth : alk. paper) 0804750211 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780804750219 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004027281 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Collection Mondialisation.<br/>Collection Education compar�ee.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Comparative education.<br/>Education and globalization--Cross-cultural studies.<br/>Education.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB 43  / .B25 2005