| Description |
1 online resource (195 pages) : illustrations, tables |
| Series |
Routledge Library Editions: Development |
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Routledge library editions. Development.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Original Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Series Editor's Introduction; Preface; 1 A Faithful Yet Rocky Romance Between State and School; 2 What Drives the Expansion and Deepening of Mass Schooling?; 3 Winding Up Schools: The State Constructs Teachers' Roles and Tools; 4 Strong States, Strong Teachers?; 5 Choice, Community and the Teaching Craft; Notes; Index |
| Summary |
The modern state - First and Third Worlds alike - pushes tirelessly to expand mass education and to deepen the schools' effect upon children. First published in 1991, Growing-Up Modern explores why, how, and with what actual effects state actors so vehemently pursue this dual political agenda. Bruce Fuller first delves into the motivations held by politicians, education bureaucrats and civic elites as they earnestly seek to spread schooling to younger children, older adults and previously disenfranchised groups. Fuller argues that the school provides an institutional stage on which political ac |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Education and state -- Africa, Southern
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Public schools -- Africa, Southern
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Teachers -- Africa, Southern
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Education and state
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Public schools
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Teachers
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Southern Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203837511 |
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0203837517 |
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