The Political Construction of Education (häftad)
Format
Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
280
Utgivningsdatum
1992-04-01
Förlag
Praeger Publishers Inc
Medarbetare
Fuller, Bruce
Illustrationer
black & white illustrations
Dimensioner
229 x 152 x 19 mm
Vikt
577 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
1 Hardback
ISBN
9780275938314

The Political Construction of Education

The State, School Expansion, and Economic Change

Inbunden,  Engelska, 1992-04-01
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Political actors within the modern state--in both the West and the Third World--argue that more schooling can provide remedies for a variety of economic and social ills. But what is the state's actual efficacy in sparking demands for, and constructing effective forms of, mass schooling? Is the state really an effective agent relative to educational demands originating from other institutions: competing economic interests, the family, and the school institution itself? Under what institutional conditions does school expansion spur economic growth and change? Since the 1960s, institutional and economic theorists have advanced responses to these important issues from three theoretical perspectives: functionalist human capital, class conflict, and world institution frameworks. This volume reviews historical work on these critical issues, conducted over the past two decades in the United States, Europe, and the Third World. Review chapters are complemented by reports of new findings--authored by a novel array of international economists, sociologists, and political analysts pulled together for this unusual initiative. Following a review chapter on the state's role in boosting mass schooling and economic change, Part 1 focuses on the historical origins of literacy and schooling. Part 2 reports original work on national economic effects of school expansion, drawing on experiences from both industrialized and developing economies. Part 3 turns to the issue of how central states attempt to craft the supply of, and manipulate popular demand for, schooling. Practical implications are discussed throughout. Top researchers have gathered an abundance of evidence, providing a rich reference volume for scholars and social policy makers alike.
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?Mass schooling spread from Europe to the New World and then to Third World countries as political leaders visualized schooling as a means of curing many of the ills of society. The schools, which have spread around the globe, are strikingly similar regardless of the culture and economic conditions of the countries in which they have been institutionalized. Fuller and Rubinson have compiled 14 essays into a four-part book that addresses the critical question of what forces are driving the spread of mass schooling and discusses theories that attempt to describe the rise of mass schooling. Section 1 focuses on how popular demand for schooling transferred loyalty from the local community to the state. Section 2 looks at the relationship between the economy and the impact of schooling. Section 3 focuses on how economic conditions, class structures, and nonstate agencies impact the actions of the state in developing mass schooling. The last section addresses the institutional conditions that permit the state to play a creditable role in the expansion of schooling. This book has strong implications for students of educational policy development and public school finance. It will allow students to reflect on the reasons for schooling and the implications of schooling against commonly held beliefs.?-Choice ?There are many good nuggets in this collection. It could serve as a useful review of current research in school expansion, or as a supplementary reading in a course on development or the sociology of education.?-Contemporary Sociology "There are many good nuggets in this collection. It could serve as a useful review of current research in school expansion, or as a supplementary reading in a course on development or the sociology of education."-Contemporary Sociology "Mass schooling spread from Europe to the New World and then to Third World countries as political leaders visualized schooling as a means of curing many of the ills of society. The schools, which have spread around the globe, are strikingly similar regardless of the culture and economic conditions of the countries in which they have been institutionalized. Fuller and Rubinson have compiled 14 essays into a four-part book that addresses the critical question of what forces are driving the spread of mass schooling and discusses theories that attempt to describe the rise of mass schooling. Section 1 focuses on how popular demand for schooling transferred loyalty from the local community to the state. Section 2 looks at the relationship between the economy and the impact of schooling. Section 3 focuses on how economic conditions, class structures, and nonstate agencies impact the actions of the state in developing mass schooling. The last section addresses the institutional conditions that permit the state to play a creditable role in the expansion of schooling. This book has strong implications for students of educational policy development and public school finance. It will allow students to reflect on the reasons for schooling and the implications of schooling against commonly held beliefs."-Choice

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BRUCE FULLER is Associate Professor of Education at Harvard University. He has worked on social policy and economic issues at the World Bank and the U.S. State Department. His current research focuses on how states attempt to influence local schools and families. RICHARD RUBINSON is Professor of Sociology at Emory University. His research is concerned with political and economic change in the world-economy. He is presently investigating the political determinants and economic consequences of national educational change.

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Preface Does the State Expand Schooling? Review of Evidence by Bruce Fuller and Richard Rubinson Rising Demand for Schooling: Institutional Origins and Political Accommodations The Rise of Popular Literacy in Europe by David Mitch Building the Institution of Mass Schooling: Isomorphism in the Modern World by Francisco O. Ramirez and Marc J. Ventresca Institutions, Citizenship, and Schooling in Sweden by John Boli Western versus Islamic Schooling: Conflict and Accommodation in Nigeria by William R. Morgan and J. Michael Armer Legitimating the State's Involvement in Early Childhood Programs by Sorca O'Connor When Does School Expansion Influence Economic Change? Specifying the Effects of Education on National Economic Growth by Richard Rubinson and Bruce Fuller Educational Expansion and Economic Growth in the Modern World, 1913-1985 by Aaron Benavot The Economics of School Expansion and Decline by Walter W. McMahon The Political Construction of School Supply Strong States and Educational Expansion: France versus Italy by Jerald Hage and Maurice Garnier Who Should Be Schooled? The Politics of Class, Race, and Ethnicity by Pamela Barnhouse Walters The Politics of American Catholic School Expansion, 1870-1930 by David Baker Historical Expansion of Special Education by John Richardson Conditions Underlying Legitimate and Strong Institutions The Social Construction of Motives for Educational Expansion by John W. Meyer Index