Equality and Freedom in Education
eBook - ePub

Equality and Freedom in Education

A Comparative Study

  1. 265 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Equality and Freedom in Education

A Comparative Study

About this book

First published in 1985, Equality and Freedom in Education investigates the extent to which it is possible or desirable to provide equal opportunities in education, regardless of age sex, race, language, and social class. Attempts to make such provision regularly attract the criticism that they remove the freedom of parents and religious bodies to educate children in accordance with their particular wishes. To understand this dilemma, the book analyses the educational systems and practices in England and Wales, France, the USA, the USSR, China and Japan. Information about each system is provided in accordance with a taxonomy, developed by Professor Holmes for the International Bureau of Education in Geneva, and widely accepted by Ministries of Education throughout the world. Simplified diagrams show how school systems are organised and how children pass through the school system, and essential statistical information, taken from UNESCO sources, is also provided. The book will be of interest to students of education and sociology.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2022
eBook ISBN
9781000584165
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Original Title
  6. Original Copyright
  7. Table of Contents
  8. Preface
  9. Introduction 1 Equality and Freedom in Education
  10. 1 Education in England and Wales 24 A National System Locally Administered
  11. 2 Education in France 63 Traditions of Liberty in a Centralized System
  12. 3 Education in the USA 105 Freedom to be Unequal
  13. 4 Education in the USSR 135 Equality and the ‘New Soviet Man’
  14. 5 Education in the People’s Republic of China 178 Tradition and Change
  15. 6 Education in Japan 209 Competition in a Mass System
  16. Index