The World Leaders in Education
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The World Leaders in Education

Lessons from the Successes and Drawbacks of Their Methods

  1. 210 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The World Leaders in Education

Lessons from the Successes and Drawbacks of Their Methods

About this book

The World Leaders in Education: Lessons from the Successes and Drawbacks of Their Methods explores the practices and policies that the highest-ranking nations in education implement to achieve their success. Topics include the education of disadvantaged students; cultural attitudes toward education; teacher preparation; and teacher salaries. Eight countries are examined: China, Japan, Singapore, Canada, New Zealand, South Korea, Finland, and the United States. The United States is discussed for several reasons, including its large number of strong performers on international tests and its notable history in education. The book looks at both the successes and the failings of these nations, and also mentions the possibilities and limitations of implementing the practices of world-class nations in education in areas where students tend to perform poorly on tests like the PISA. This book may be used for undergraduate and graduate courses such as comparative education.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Chapter One: Introduction—What World-Class Nations in Education. Do That Makes Them So Good (Hani Morgan)
  4. Chapter Two: Finland—Ethos of Equality: Finnish Educational Policy and Practice (Riitta Jyrhämä and Katriina Maaranen)
  5. Chapter Three: The United States—Schooling in the United States: What We Learn from International Assessments of Reading and Math Literacy (William G. Brozo and Sarah Crain)
  6. Chapter Four: Japan—The High-Achieving Educational System of Japan (Lawrence Baines and Mano Yasuda)
  7. Chapter Five: Canada—Education in Canada: Separate but Similar Systems in the Pursuit of Excellence and Equity (Jason D. Edgerton, Lance W. Roberts, and Veronika Eliasova)
  8. Chapter Six: South Korea—South Korea’s Education: A National Obsession (Michael J. Seth)
  9. Chapter Seven: Singapore—Success in Singapore: A Model for Excellence in Education (Vivien Geneser and Hsiao-ping Wu)
  10. Chapter Eight: New Zealand—Education in New Zealand: Maintaining Quality in an Era of Change (Michael Forret and Logan Moss)
  11. Chapter Nine: China—Reconciling Fairness with Efficiency: Reforming the Chinese Examination System (Andreas Schleicher and Yan Wang)
  12. Chapter Ten: Conclusion—What We Can Learn from High-Ranking Nations in Education (Hani Morgan)
  13. About the Contributors
  14. Index