Education is seen as central to economic competitiveness, the reduction of poverty and inequality, and environmental sustainability. This book is an invaluable collection of key readings, with particular reference to globalization, for anyone concerned with the study of education at a time of major economic and social change.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- PART 1: CLASSIC TEXTS
- PART 2: CONTEMPORARY THEORIES OF SOCIAL CHANGE
- PART 3: EDUCATION, GLOBALIZATION AND THE NATION STATE
- PART 4: EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE AND THE GLOBAL LABOUR MARKET
- PART 5: THE FAMILY, OPPORTUNITY AND SOCIAL MOBILITY
- PART 6: POWER, CULTURE AND THE POLITICS OF IDENTITIES
- PART 7: CHANGING EDUCATION AND TEACHERS' WORK
- PART 8: CURRICULUM, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT
- PART9:UNIVERSITIES, HIGHER EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING
- PART 10: EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT
