Education Policies in the 21st Century: Comparative Perspectives
In: Maarif Global Education Ser.
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Political Actors and Education Policy -- The Transformation of the Nation-States and Education -- Transformation of the Nation-State -- From Modernism to Postmodernism -- From Nationalism to Multiculturalism -- From Unity to Multi-Centrality -- The Nation-State and Its Aftermath -- Education is the Substance of Society -- Education Teaches One How to Live in a City -- Employment Through Education -- The Transition Stages to the Post-Nation-State Period -- Stage of Nationalization -- Stage of the Nation-State -- The Stage of the Open Society -- Stage of Connectivity -- Effects of the Post-Nation-State Period on Education -- Initiatives Taken to Transform Education in the Post-Nation-State Period -- Reform of the Whole System -- Curriculum -- Teacher Qualifications -- School Autonomy -- Educational Environments -- Educational Outputs -- Lifelong Learning -- Conclusion -- References -- When Models Become Monopolies: The Making of Education Policy at the World Bank -- Background: The Dilemma of Manpower Planning -- How the World Bank Makes Education Policy -- Act Two: The Acquisition of George Psacharopoulos -- Act Three: The Monopoly of Rate-of-Return Evidence -- Act Four: The Struggle Over Higher Education Policy -- The Final Act: The Bank Rights Itself -- Implications -- Has the Bank Learned a Lesson: A Brief Commentary on the Education Paper of 2011 -- Has the Bank Learned a Lesson? A Brief Comment on the World Development Report 20183 -- References -- Comparing Educational Reforms in Turkey and Brazil Through Prospects for the Twenty-First Century -- Educational Reform and Development Nexus -- Educational Systems in Turkey and Brazil -- Historical Background of Educational Reforms -- Educational Reform in Contemporary Turkey and Brazil -- Conclusion.