In most countries in the world, school education is the business
of the state. Even if forms and functions differ, the imparting of
elementary knowledge is universally regarded as a public function.
Yet this is neither self-evident nor self-explanatory. The degree
of involvement of state agencies in the supervision, financing and
organization of the school system sometimes varies so much that the
usual assumption of a common understanding of the state seems to be
an illusion.
Making international comparisons and focusing strongly on the
historical conditions of the current form of state education, this
volume paints a nuanced picture of how the relationship between
education and state has been and is conceptualized. Insights into
this relationship are gained by considering and analysing both
specific processes such as financing and bureaucracy; and
conceptual ideas, for example community, authority, and political
utopias. The book presents comparative studies and analyses of
regional and local conditions, arguing that the history of each
country or region is critical to educational success, and the
relationship between the education and the state must be
reconsidered, both internationally and historically, in order to be
of actual conceptual value."
Education and the State" presents a broad variety of approaches
and examples that provide a significant contribution to the
understanding of the relationship between education and the state.
It will be of key value to academics and researchers in the fields
of the history of education, the politics of education, and
educational administration. "
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