Despite the Odds : The Contentious Politics of Education Reform /

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'Despite the Odds' examines five examples of education reform in South America, focusing on the political battle to secure reform in the face of powerfully entrenched opposition. It shows how strategic choices by reformers can reshape power equations & undermine institutional biases.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grindle, Merilee Serrill
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2004.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
État.
Éducation.
Reforme du systeme educatif.
Politique educative.
Gevestigde orde.
Onderwijsvernieuwing.
Onderwijsbeleid.
Bildungsreform
Bildungspolitik
Educational change.
Education > Political aspects.
Education and state.
Éducation > Politique gouvernementale > Amerique latine.
Enseignement > Reforme > Amerique latine.
Éducation > Aspect politique > Amerique latine.
Education and state > Latin America.
Educational change > Latin America.
Education > Political aspects > Latin America.
Amerique latine.
Lateinamerika
Latin America.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A Conundrum: Reform Despite the Odds
  • From Public Problems to Political Agendas
  • Sponsoring Reform: Executive Leadership, Formidable Constraints
  • Designing Reforms: Problems, Solutions, and Politics
  • Contesting Education: Teachers' Unions and the State
  • Contesting Education: Teachers' Unions versus Reformers
  • Implementing and Sustaining Change: New Arenas for Conflict
  • In Process: The Politics of Education Reform.

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