Educational Policy in an International Context [electronic resource] : Political Culture and Its Effects /
Louis, K.editor.
Velzen, B.editor.
Provides a provocative examination of the interplay between political culture and educational policy. The goal is to provide a better understanding of how different countries are responding to the global exchange of policy ideas that includes 'the standards movement' and 'new public management' or accountability in the public sector.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Part I Political Cultures, Education, and History-An Introduction; 1 Political Culture and Educational Reform; 2 Historical Perspectives on Educational Policy and Political Cultures; Part II Introduction; 3 Many Cooks Will Not Spoil the Broth: Educational Policy in Sweden; 4 Denmark: Bildung in a Competitive State?; 5 The Netherlands: The Clergyman and the Merchant Revisited; 6 Flanders (Belgium): Regulated Anarchy in Catholic and Public Education
7 Austria's Balancing Act: Walking the Tightrope between Federalism and Centralization8 The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: The English Case; 9 E Pluribus Unum? Dissonance in US Educational Political Culture; Part III The Cross-Country Studies; 10 Reform in Stable Systems (Austria and Belgium [Flanders]): The Impossible Dream?; 11 Political Cultures in England and the Netherlands: Similar Discourse, Different Results; 12 Examining the Myth of Nordic Uniformity: The Production of Educational Policy in Denmark and Sweden
13 North Carolina and Nebraska: Two States, Two Policy Cultures, Two OutcomesPart IV Reflections; 14 "Wer Vorwärts Kommen Will, Muss Auch Mal Rückwarts Denken": Reflections on the Case Studies Boudewijn van Velzen, Karen Seashore Louis, Geert Devos,; 15 Policy Cultures and Education Policy: A Central and Eastern European Perspective; 16 Reflections from Practice on Political Culture and Education Reform; Appendix; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Provides a provocative examination of the interplay between political culture and educational policy. The goal is to provide a better understanding of how different countries are responding to the global exchange of policy ideas that includes 'the standards movement' and 'new public management' or accountability in the public sector.
Education and state.
International education .
Comparative education.
Educational policy.
Education.
Public policy.
Education Policy.
International and Comparative Education.
Educational Policy and Politics.
Education, general.
Public Policy.