Modern education, conceived in the late 18th century and expanded in the early 19th century to promote enlightenment and social equality, may finally be nearing its institutional limit. Over the past decade, following nearly a century of steady gains, there has been little further advancement in modern education. The modern system has proved effective in serving the interests of the established core of contemporary society, but ineffective in reaching for the periphery. The contributors to this volume offer various corrective approaches to correct this state of affairs.
Autorentext
Nielsen, H. Dean; Cummings, William K.
Zusammenfassung
First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Inhalt
Contents *Introduction *Limits of Modern Education, William K. Cummings *Last Frontiers of Education for All: A Close-Up of Schools in the Periphery, H. Dean Nielsen *Strategies *Improving School-Community Relations in the Periphery, James H. Williams *School-Language Policy Decisions for Nondominant Language Groups, Zeynep F. Beykont *School Curriculum in the Periphery: The Case of South India, Prema Clarke *Teachers Working in the Periphery: Addressing Persistent Policy Issues, Maria Teresa Tatto *School and Classroom Organization in the Periphery: The Assets of Multigrade Teaching, Dunham Rowley, Jr. and H. Dean Nielsen *Managing Change *Management Initiatives for Reaching the Periphery, William K. Cummings *Reaching the Periphery: Toward a Community-Oriented Education, H. Dean Nielsen and Zeynep Beykont *Index