Contrasting models of state and school
Subtitle: a comparative historical study of parental choice and state control
By: by Charles L. Glenn
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9781441145628; 9781441158017
Subjects: School choice; Cross-cultural studies; Comparative education; Education and state; History
Description: "School Choice and the forming of citizens for responsible freedom are two of the most hotly debated topics in educational policy. International comparison offers perspective on the effects of alternative policies. This book profiles historically and currently two countries which give strong support to parental choice (The Netherlands and Belgium) and two others that maintain a strong State role in controlling education (Germany and Austria). Charles L. Glenn draws upon Dutch, French, and German sources to contrast how the Dutch and Belgians came over the 19th and 20th centuries to entrust education to civil-society institutions with strong parental choice, while Germany and Austria maintained a predominant State role in education. Glenn illuminates the implications of these policies and the dangers that can arise when the State uses popular schooling to shape popular beliefs and loyalties. This is essential reading for policy specialists concerned with balancing school autonomy and government oversight, and with debates over parental choice of schools."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-257) and index.
Table of contents: title: Background : the Reformation; title: The Enlightenment and romantic nationalism; title: The state takes charge; title: Schooling becomes controversial; title: Consolidation of state control, 1880-1930; title: The civil society alternative; title: Totalitarian schooling; title: The state and schooling in Germany and Austria since WWII; title: Civil society and schooling in the Low Countries since World War II.