Research Catalog

Title

Diversity and change : education, policy, and selection / edited by John Ahier, Ben Cosin and Margaret Hales at the Open University.

Publication

London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Ahier, John.
• Cosin, Ben.
• Hales, Margaret.
• Open University

Description

ix, 333 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Exploring educational issues ; 2

Uniform Title

Exploring educational issues ; 2.

Subject

• Cultural pluralism > Great Britain
• Education > Economic aspects > Great Britain
• Education > Social aspects > Great Britain
• Education and state > Great Britain
• Educational change > Great Britain

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Social selection in educational systems in Europe / W. Muller and W. Karle -- 2. School knowledge traditions / M. McLean -- 3. Faith-based grant-maintained schools: selective international policy borrowing from the Netherlands / G. Walford -- 4. European dimensions in schools / I. Findlay -- 5. A curriculum for the twenty-first century? Towards a new basis for overcoming academic/vocational divisions / M. Young -- 6. Flexible specialization, work organization and skills: approaching the 'second industrial divide' / A.J. Phillimore -- 7. The challenge of economic utility / C. Bailey -- 8. Career trajectories and the mirage of increased social mobility / K. Roberts -- 9. Training credits: the pilot doomed to succeed / L. Unwin -- 10. The Ruskin College speech / J. Callaghan -- 11. Public versus private provision / N.R. Dennison -- 12. Markets or democracy for education / S. Ranson.

ISBN

0415137209

LCCN

^^^95036544^

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library