On the basis of direct personal observation in the classroom, systematically gathered data, and extensive reading in primary sources, the author provides a rich description of how a society can be gradually transformed by the educational process in its schools. He then relates this process to the problems of the advanced industrial world.
Originally published in 1980.
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Autorentext
William K. Cummings
Inhalt
- FrontMatter,
- Contents,
- List of Tables,
- List of Figures,
- Preface and Acknowledgments,
- One. Transforming Society by Education,
- Two. The Background for Change,
- Three. The Government and the Teachers' Union,
- Four. The Importance of Class and Family,
- Five. Egalitarian Education,
- Six. Cognitive Equality,
- Appendix to Chapter Six,
- Seven. The Development of the Egalitarian Sentiment,
- Eight. The Examination Competition,
- Nine. Equalizing Society,
- Ten. The Lessons of Japanese Education,
- Bibliography,
- Index,