Transformations in Schooling
Subtitle: Historical and Comparative Perspectives
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: April 3, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9781403974044
Subjects: Social History; History Of Education; Sociology Of Education; Education; Archaeology / Anthropology; Anthropology - Cultural; Multicultural Education; Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural; General; History; Philosophy & Social Aspects; 19th century; 20th century; Cross-cultural studies; Education and state; Educational change
Description: By the end of the twentieth century, formal schooling in many countries--once largely the privilege of elite males--had become more accessible to women, members of the working class, and some minority ethnic groups. The essays in this edited volume explore the historical origins of this transformation in different social and political contexts, analyzing struggles over schooling in Australia, Canada, China, Columbia, India, the United States, and South Africa.